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See Yellow House, page 10

Fall fun at the festival

Citizen photos by Joy VanderLek

Jovanna Calo and brother Valentino enjoy a ride together at the Cheshire FallFestival and Marketplace held Sept. 8. See more photos on pages 17 and 18.

The Yellow Housegives middle school

kids a chance to growBy Joy VanderLek

The Cheshire Citizen

Hanging out on a Saturdaynight with two dozen or sobubbly, energetic, chatty, gig-gly and not-so-quiet 11- to 14-year-olds? It may not beeveryone’s idea of a goodtime.

But Middle School Pro-gram Coordinator SamanthaSmith says her time spentwith the kids at The YellowHouse is not only a lot of fun,but a great job, too.

An average of 1,300Cheshire middle school chil-dren participate in The Yel-

low House programs eachyear. The Yellow House, 84South Main St., is locatedacross the street fromCheshire High School and ispart of Cheshire Youth Ser-vices.

All the programs are posi-tive development programs,explained Smith. The kids“can interact and work on so-cial skills while doing it in asafe environment,” she said.

Some of the more popularprograms at The YellowHouse are nights wherethere’s a DJ or an inflatable.

Photo by Lauren Blackwell-Rynich

The Yellow House on South Main Street in Cheshire.

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Tour this Saturday features house full of historyBy Sarah Nathan

Special toThe Cheshire Citizen

The Enos Brooks Home-stead will be open for toursthis Saturday, Sept. 15, from 1to 5 p.m.

Currently, the property isowned by Jean McKee whoalso serves as its curator. Shetook up residence at thehouse when she retired. Own-ership and occupancy of thehouse, known as the EnosBrooks Homestead, has beenin a direct family line for sev-en generations and stands asa time capsule of Americanhistory from the 18th centuryuntil the present day.

McKee is the seventh own-er of 533 S. Brooksvale Road,a house built by McKee’sg re at - g re at - g re at - g re at -grandfather, Enos Brooks, in1733. McKee will share herfamily’s history through ahouse tour this weekend aspart of a fundraiser for theLady Fenwick Chapter of the

Citizen photo by Sarah Nathan

Jean McKee stands on the front porch of her home, known as the Enos BrooksHomestead, on South Brooksvale Road. McKee will give a tour of her ancestralhome with the Lady Fenwick Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolutionon Saturday, Sept. 15.

Daughters of the AmericanRevolution.

The house sits on about 55acres of farmland at the in-tersection of Mount SanfordRoad and South Brooksvale.Originally built in a lean-tostyle, the white house with

green shutters has beenadded onto over the yearsand features wide porches inthe front, rear and easternsides of the house. McKee,83, a native of BrooklynHeights, remembers spend-ing every summer at the

house with her sister, par-ents and her grandparents,who were the owners of thehouse until 1941.

“I remember as a kid goingup to the attic and openingup trunks and finding thesediaries of great-uncleSamuel,” McKee said.

Portraits of ancestors andlandscapes from the HudsonRiver School line the walls ofthe house and historic an-tiques decorate mantelpiecesand end tables. A charredpiece of wood, taken from thehull of the USS Constitution,sits on McKee’s dining roommantle, a reminder of her an-cestor, Commodore IsaacHull, who served as a captainon the frigate during the Warof 1812.

“There is so much historyin the house,” said Ann Neu-mann of the DAR. “There’ssomething from PresidentLincoln and there were a lotof presidents involved.”

Through diaries, lettersand heirlooms, McKee hasbeen able to trace her ances-tors’ involvement in Ameri-can history. Members of Mc-Kee’s family were delegatesto the state and voted on theConstitution as delegatesfrom Cheshire. Her great-g reat-g reat-g randfather,David Brooks, son of EnosBrooks, was a minister whodelivered a sermon to Gener-al David Wooster’s troopsduring the American Revolu-tion and her great-great un-cle, Samuel Hull, associatedwith abolitionists such asHenry Ward Beecher, broth-er of Harriet Beecher Stowe.

“I think I have a very goodfeel for most of them now be-cause they wrote so much,”McKee said.

McKee herself has fol-lowed the family tradition ofpolitics. She was the first fe-male president of the NewYork State Young Republi-cans and received five presi-dential appointments, fromPresident Ford to PresidentClinton.

McKee’s mother, ElizabethBrooks Thayer McKee, inher-ited the house in 1941 andused it as a summer homeuntil she retired with herhusband, Waldo McCutcheon

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Jenn Bartlett, left, and her husband, Matt Bartlett enjoy their Civil War book collec-tion at their home in Meriden. Jenn secured a grant which will be used to createCivil War programs at the Cheshire Public Library where she works.

By Andrew Ragali The Cheshire Citizen

Cheshire Public Libraryrecently learned it will re-ceive a $500 grant to provideCivil War history program-ming. The grant comes fromthe Gilder Lehrman Instituteof American History and wassecured through the efforts oflibrarian Jenn Bartlett whohappens to be a Civil War en-thusiast.

A single library from eachstate receives a grant fromthe institute.

Kevin Johnson, of the Con-necticut State Library, willkick off the Civil War pro-gramming on Nov. 8 at 7 p.m.He will present informationon the life and times ofWilliam Webb, a black soldierfrom Connecticut. Severalother programs are to bescheduled in the near future,Bartlett said.

Applying for the grant wasa good fit for Bartlett. Herhusband, Matt, also is a CivilWar buff who has publishedfour books of historical fic-tion on the battle of Gettys-burg. He has another book onthe way this spring and iscurrently creating an 18-bookseries called “The Chroniclesof Gettysburg.”

Matt Bartlett will beamong those participating in

the library’s Civil War pro-grams.

A shared passion forAmerican history broughtMatt and Jenn Bartlett to-gether. “I used to be a bigRevolutionary War history

buff,” Matt Bartlett said.“She started talking about(the Civil War) on our firstdate, and I looked into it.”

Later, as their relationshipdeveloped, the couple visitedGettysburg on Valentine’s

Day. Ever since that trip, hehas focused his love of histo-ry on the Civil War, and par-ticularly the Gettysburg bat-tle. The battleground becamesuch a special spot for thecouple that, ultimately, Matt

New educational series kicks off Nov. 8 Bartlett proposed to Jennthere.

The couple possesses ahuge collection of Civil Warhistory books - large enoughto impress Matt Bartlett’sprofessors at the AmericanMilitary University, where heis taking online classes to-ward a master’s degree inmilitary history with a spe-cialty in the Civil War.

“One professor told me,‘You have one of the most im-pressive Civil War librariesI’ve ever seen,’” Bartlett said.

“Who do you think wouldhave more books, the librari-an or the writer?” joked JennBartlett, who now acts as herhusband’s manager for hiswriting career. She encour-aged Matt to start using morefemale characters in hisbooks. At first, the only fe-male character included wasa loyal dog.

Matt Bartlett has taughthis wife more than she everthought she would knowabout the battle of Gettys-burg. “Jenn knows moreabout the often-forgotten firstday of the battle than anyoneelse,” he said.

The couple has visited be-tween 20 and 25 libraries andorganizations across thestate to share their knowl-edge on the war.

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Sept.13 Thursday

Boys soccer - Cheshirevs. North Haven atCheshire High main gamefield, 3:45 p.m.

14 Friday

Football - Cheshire vs.Shelton at Cheshire Highmain game field, 7 p.m.

Boys soccer - Cheshirevs. Guilford at Bittner Park,Guilford, 7 p.m.

Girls soccer - Cheshirevs. Daniel Hand at CheshireHigh School soccer field,3:45 p.m.

Field hockey - Cheshirevs. Branford at CheshireHigh main game field, 3:30p.m.

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Girls volleyball -Cheshire vs. Branford atCheshire High at WestGym, 6:30 p.m.

15 Saturday

Community tag sale -The Senior Center hasscheduled a community tagsale for Saturday, Sept. 15from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.on the front lawn of thecenter. Rain date is Satur-day, Sept. 22. For more in-formation, call (203) 272-8286.

Cross country - Wind-ham Invite, away, 9 a.m.

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Lunch and learn - TheSenior Center has sched-uled a lunch and learn pro-gram for Monday, Sept. 17 at11:30 a.m. at the Senior cen-ter. Topic is “Hear andNow.” Seating is limitedand registration is re-quired. For more informa-tion, call (203) 272-8286.

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Girls soccer - Cheshirevs. Hamden at CheshireHigh School soccer field,3:45 p.m.

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McKee, in 1959. McKee fol-lowed suit and retired to thehomestead in 1996 and hasspent the past 16 years main-taining, archiving and ex-ploring the family history.

“Jean is just a wealth ofknowledge as far as the histo-ry of the house as well as therelatives,” said Neumann.“She cares about the house.”

(There is a fee for tickets tothe house and these can bepurchased at the door.)

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“I’m well aware ofCheshire’s rich history inathletics, and I look forwardto getting to know the ath-letes and coaches in town,”said Nick Carroll, sports edi-tor for the Record-Journalweeklies. “The sports sec-tion is not mine, it’s yours.Send in photos from a LittleLeague game, or let the com-munity know what a localcollege athlete is up to. Tellus about your team’s upcom-ing fundraiser. Things likethat are what make Citizenpublications unique.”

Nick will be joined bylong-time Cheshire residentJoy VanderLek, who will fo-cus on bringing you rich,community-based featurestories, and Andrew Ragali,who covers Cheshire newsfor the Record-Journal.News clerk Marsha Pom-

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Photo Scavenger Hunt, IceCream Night, and trivianights, such as Harry PotterNight with Harry Pottersnacks, are also winners withthe kids. The kids are “verybig into when we feed them!”Smith said.

The capacity of The YellowHouse is approximately 45children and there is often awaiting list for the more pop-ular programs which can fillinstantly.

Where do ideas for the pro-gram come from? A lot comefrom programs that workedsuccessfully in the past. Ideasalso come from the kids.“Their input is huge,” shesaid. “I don’t want to put onprograms that they aren’t in-terested in, that they don’twant to come to…so any feed-back I can get, what they like,what they don’t like, is verymuch appreciated.”

Programs for middleschool children followed onthe heels of successful pro-grams that ran for a numberof years for high school stu-dents. Smith said it was away for students on Saturdaynights “to have a safe place togo and hang out with theirfriends — that was super-vised.” There is a list ofhouse rules. The list in-cludes, among other things,restriction on cell phones.Smith explains that the pro-grams are meant to help chil-dren learn to socialize, andthey found that cell phone us-age takes away from that im-portant step.

Smith came into the job

through her prior connec-tion working on projectswith Michelle Piccerillo, di-rector of human services.When Smith graduated fromhigh school, Piccerillo ap-proached her about the soon-to-be vacant position and of-fered her the job.

Originally contemplatinga career in nursing, Smith in-stead found that workingwith middle school kids wassomething she enjoyed.“They are so unique. They’reat the age where they’re stillkids, but they’re starting tobecome adults. It’s neat to seethat age group and how theytransition into high school.”

The part-time job began in2007, where she generally as-sisted at The Yellow House.Smith grew into the job andthe position graduallyevolved into what she does to-day. She can be found everyweekend with the kids at theYellow House, in addition toher administrative responsi-bilities at town hall.

Smith spends about three-quarters of her time doingadministrative duties.“When I’m in the office, it’splanning the programs —making sure we have whatwe need, that I have the staffneeded; emailing parents’registration forms and com-piling that information.”

Smith is currently in herlast year of pursuing hermasters in school counselingat Central Connecticut StateCollege. She would like to gointo teaching or be a guid-ance counselor, preferably ata middle school.

To find out more about theMiddle School Programs, orother Yellow House Pro-grams, contact SamanthaSmith at (203) 271-6691 oremail [email protected].

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Town prepares to move forward on major projects Council Ok’s $40 million capital expense budget By Andrew Ragali


The Town Council haspassed a capital expenditurebudget for fiscal year 2012-13which includes 19 projectsthe town would like to getstarted in the next year.

Only Democrat MichaelEcke refused to vote for thebudget at the Aug. 28 meet-ing. Ecke cited his objectionsto the $2.3 million LinearTrail expansion project ontoWest Main Street, explainingthat he’s nervous about thetrail extending over a mainroad.

In all, the 19 projects willcost the town $39,310,000;$36.5 million of the total cost

will be bonded. When thebudget was first proposed,seven projects out of 24 over-all projects put forth for fiscalyear 2012-13 would require avoter referendum. Throughbudgetary meetings heldover the summer, the councilslimmed that total down to 19projects with just three proj-ects requiring referendum: a$750,000 technology improve-ment project, a $1.5 millionroad repair project and a$32.15 million wastewatertreatment plant upgrade.

The town anticipates re-ceiving a grant of almost $2

million for the Linear TrailExtension; therefore the proj-ect does not have to go to ref-erendum.

“I think it’s a very goodcapital budget,” said Coun-cilor Tom Ruocco, a Republi-can. “We narrowed referen-dum items to three to makeway for the waste water plantupgrade. I hope it’s not de-layed again. The plan is aboutas refined as it can get.”

The field house project atCheshire High School did notmove forward. While $50,000in CHS locker room renova-tions were approved in the

budget, a $1.2 million projectoriginally proposed for refer-endum was taken out of theapproved budget.

“It is an issue that meritscare and concern,” CouncilChairman Tim Slocum, a Re-publican, said. “We will put acharge to the Public BuildingCommission.”

School SuperintendentGreg Florio, Board of Educa-tion Chairman Gerry Brit-tingham, and Director ofManagement Services Vin-cent Masciano were in atten-dance. After the meeting,Florio said he was happy

with the budget, especiallytechnology upgrades, butwas disappointed that thefield house project wasn’t al-lowed to go to referendum.

In other action, the coun-cil unanimously passed thefive-year capital expenditureplan, which includes 40 proj-ects totaling about $75 mil-lion. The project list is sub-ject to change, but is used asa way to look ahead at needsand how the town should ap-propriate funding.

(Look for stories on newtown projects, in upcomingeditions of The Cheshire Citi-zen, and find out how theseplans could affect you.)

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Critical upgrades will create 21st Century classrooms for Cheshire schoolsBy Andrew Ragali


This year, Cheshire’sschool district is investingheavily in three initiativesdesigned to support goalsoutlined in its three-year edu-cational technology plan.

The mission of the tech-nology plan is to “support theeffective and efficient use oftechnology to enhance stu-dent engagement, informa-tion access, productivity, andgrowth in academic skillsand concepts.”

Just before the school yearbegan, the Town Council ap-proved $435,000 in the 2012-13fiscal year Capital Expendi-ture Plan for school technolo-gy improvement projects —$110,000 for the district-wide21st century classroom initia-tive; $150,000 for critical tech-nology infrastructure up-grades; and $175,000 for one-to-one computing to supportthe school districts bringyour own device to school ini-tiative.

The money budgeted to-ward the 21st century class-room initiative, which is on-going, will help the schooldistrict purchase 60 addition-al Smart boards. With the ad-dition, all but 60 classroomsin the entire district will beequipped with a Smart board,seen as a must in teacher-stu-dent classroom interaction.

“Seeing that is a positive

thing,” Assistant School Su-perintendent Scott Detricksaid. “We’re very pleased tocontinue the process.”

The change of medium —from chalk board to Smartboard — brings changes inteaching approaches. Detricksaid professional develop-ment in the school districthas increasingly concentrat-ed on bringing teachers up-to-date on methods of teach-ing that revolve around theuse of new technology.

“Our focus this year is pro-fessional development ofteachers,” Detrick said.

A Tech Academy was setup in the district last year.The 25 teachers who tookpart last year will be receiv-ing advanced instruction,while 25 new teachers willjoin the academy. Detrickhopes the 50 teachers en-rolled in the academy willshare what they learn withtheir fellow teachers.

The $175,000 approved forone-to-one computing will al-low teachers to purchase per-sonal devices as part of the“bring your own device toschool” program. The initia-tive, currently in a testingphase at Dodd Middle Schooland Cheshire High School,will allow students to bringtheir wireless devices toschool for educational pur-poses. By purchasing thesedevices, teachers can nowrent them out to students

who don’t have their own ormay have left them at homefor the day.

Detrick said the 21st centu-ry classroom and one-to-onecomputing updates “mirrorand match each other.”

Improvements to technolo-gy infrastructure will up-grade equipment in data clos-ets in all of the town’s schoolsexcept CHS this year, saidVincent Masciana, directorof management services.

The $150,000 budgeted forthe upgrade will replace the“pretty ancient” data racksstacked in closets or roomsthroughout the school dis-trict, Masciana said.

“Dodd is the number onepriority,” he said.

Ventilation issues, coupledwith the fact that most of thetechnology infrastructure inthe district is about 20 yearsold, can lead to a system fail-ure. An example Mascianagave was if a network jackwas plugged into anotherjack, creating a loop that canbring the whole systemdown. A switch in the datacloset would need to physical-ly destroy the loop, but if amalfunction occurs, the prob-lem can become much larger.

You don’t want to be in aposition where a simple mis-take can knock down your en-tire system,” Masciana said.“You want to do everythingyou can to safeguard the dis-trict from down time.”

The school district willperform infrastructure up-dates over several years. Mas-ciana said that he hopes toget to CHS next year, but can’tperform updates this year be-cause there is so much moreequipment that needs to bereplaced.

“We will work to stretchthe $150,000 as far as we possi-bly can to make the requiredimprovements across thedata closets in the school dis-

trict,” Masciana said.Detrick said Cheshire

needs to adjust the way tech-nology is utilized because ofsocietal changes.

“The way kids learn, andthe way they live in a sense isbased around technology,” hesaid. “A couple years ago,they only used these devicesoutsideof school. We need tomarry the two together.”

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The International WeLove You Foundation andthe American Red Crosspartnered for an Aug. 30blood drive at the CheshirePublic Library. The eventwas organized by the foun-dation’s Meriden branch,which has been operatingfor about two years, accord-ing to volunteer HeatherNieves.

Nieves said the purposeof the foundation is tospread compassion aroundthe world. “There are somany bad things in theworld; our goal is to spreadlove, like mothers. Mothersare kind, considerate, hap-py and playful, and alwayshiding their sorrows.”

Nieves and fellow volun-teers were hoping to bringin at least 20 successfuldonors for the event. Abouthalfway through the fivehour drive, they already had50.

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After speaking with foun-dation officials and the RedCross about two months ago,

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traveled as far as Bridgeportto perform clean-up proj-ects.

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“The world is lacking love,unfortunately,” Nieves said.

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Southington-Cheshire probatedistrict gets good grade

Things are “shipshape” in the new District 18 Pro-bate Court, which consists of the Towns of Cheshireand Southington. Recently, the court passed its secondState of Connecticut Probate Court Administration in-spection since Judge Matthew Jalowiec took office inJanuary 2011.

Attorney Thomas E. Gaffey, Chief Counsel for theState of Connecticut met with the Hon. Matthew J.Jalowiec and his Chief Clerk Margherita Bergstrandat the District Courthouse in June to inspect recordsand review daily operations of the court. The inspec-tion report contained positive findings in all aspects ofdaily court operations and procedures under the newadministration.

“Being elected to oversee one of the largest probatedistricts in the state is quite an honor, and maintain-ing a high degree of professionalism and customerservice in our court for the community is therefore jobone for me,” said Jalowiec.

The court visit report was divided into two sections.The first, file review, evaluated file organization anddue process. It was noted a lower vault in the formerSouthington court still contained some wills, tax re-turns and other documents. Recommendation wasmade for the court to examine contents and determinea course of action.

Submitted by Matthew Jalowiec, probate judge forCheshire and Southington.

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CitizenOpinion16 The Cheshire CitizenThursday, September 13, 2012

Government MeetingsMonday, Sept. 17

Historic District, Town Hall, 7:30 p.m.Library Board, Cheshire Library, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 18Economic Development Commission, Town

Hall, 7:30 p.m.Inlands/Wetlands Commission, Town Hall,

7:30 p.m.Wednesday, Sept. 19

Public Building Commission, Town Hall, 7 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 20Board of Education, Town Hall, 7:30 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 24

Planning & Zoning, Town Hall, 7:30 p.m.Energy Commission, Town Hall, 7 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 1Zoning Board of Appeals, Town Hall,

7:30 p.m.Historic District Commission, Town Hall,

7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 2Inland/Wetlands Commission, Town Hall,

7:30 p.m.Wednesday, Oct. 3

Beautification Committee, Town Hall, 7:30 p.m.

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Property transfers reportedfrom Aug. 27 to Aug. 31

Joan M. Anderson and Doris AnnPiekarski to Patricia L. Marshall,1271 Notch Road, $70,000.

Susan Fox Erlich to Frank andTara Garrido, 101 Patton Drive,$380,000.

Ralph Joseph and Georgianna J.Schupp and Timothy and CarrieWhite, 1682 Orchard Hill Road,$285,000.

Agnes M. Greene to John M.Gillette, 90 Deepwood Drive,$170,000.

Thomas E. and Sara M. Manningto Sean Eagan and Stacey McMa-hon, 60 Brittany Court, $621,000.

Bowcap, LLC to 355 Highland Ave.Associates, LLC, 355 HighlandAve. Unit 202, $120,000.

Estate of Edwin L. Payne to SeanT. Payne, 960 Wolf Hill Road,$208,000.

Andrew DeBoer III and Gail E. De-Boer to Beth K. John Jason Melil-lo, 304 Broadview Road,$247,000.

Barbara R. Johnson to Joseph N.Connolly, 541 Radmere Road,$245,000.

Good grief, enough with the TV ads, alreadyBy Glenn Richter

As we slide right into elec-tion season,get ready fornon stopc a m p a i g nads on TV.Because thisis going tolast a while.

S o m e d aythe social sci-entists willstudy these things as price-less documents of our publiclife, but right now they’rejust a pain in the dupa, withprecious little variation fromthe standard template.

You know the drill: Candi-date A (the good guy, the oneyou should vote for) is sittingon the front stoop of a regu-lar, just-folks house . . . or elsehe’s in a factory (do we stillhave any of those?) with his

shirtsleeves rolled up todemonstrate that, after all,he’s just folks, he’s one of us .. . or else she’s hobnobbingwith the hoi polloi down atthe senior center, just-folks-ing around with some otherjust-folks . . . or else, if he’sthe incumbent, he’s sitting athis Big Official Desk in frontof a way-too-big Americanflag . . . or else he and his wifeare schlepping theiradorable tots around the su-permarket (because, after all,he’s just folks, he’s one of us)while other “shoppers” comeup to him, uninvited, and de-liver word-perfect micro-speeches on Medicare and/orSocial Security and/or taxesand/or the economy, callinghim by his first name be-cause, after all, he’s justfolks, he’s one of us.And thenCandidate A mentions “myopponent” (the evil Candi-

date B, the one you shoulddefinitely not vote for).

The camera moves in for aclose-up. The expression onCandidate A’s face, alreadyalarmingly sincere, turnsmore so, if that’s even possi-ble, as he stares into the cam-era, and thus into your soul:“Candidate B has called me adoo-doo head. Well, I’m not adoo-doo head. It’s just thatI’ve been fighting so hard foryou and your family (in Hart-ford or Washington) that Imay, at times, look like a doo-doo head. But it’s a well-known fact that Candidate Bis a poo-poo face. Why, in thefifth grade he once pushedMary Ellen Rogers so hardthat she dropped her books.And he used to cut in thelunch line. And he’s been ac-cused of removing the labelsfrom pillows, the kind you’renot supposed to remove. And

he doesn’t close cover beforestriking. And he doesn’tseem to know, let alone care,that objects in mirror arecloser than they appear. Andhe once voted for a bill thatwasn’t exactly, 100 percentwhat he wanted, because itwas a compromise. And —worst of all — unlike me, hehasn’t been fighting hard foryou and your family (in Hart-ford or Washington). I’mCandidate A, and I approvedthis message — because Iwant to keep on fightinghard for you and your family(in Hartford or Washing-ton).”This kind of advertis-ing can’t be good for us. Is iteven safe, medically speak-ing? Has anybody done astudy of the long-term ef-fects on the human mind andbody of being bombardedwith the intense level of sin-

cerity that’s being beamed atus, night after night?

And this can’t be what theFounders (those old whitemen in wigs) had in mind.They seemed to have thoughtthat people should just an-nounce that they’re runningfor office and then let the vot-ers decide.

At worst, the Foundersprobably feared that somebrazen no-goodnik wouldride into town with a barrelof booze and start buyingpeople’s votes with freedrinks. Not very dignified,maybe, but it sounds like alot more fun than we’re go-ing to be having from nowuntil Nov. 6. Anyway, I’m me,and I approved this message.

(Glenn Richter is the seniorcopy editor at the Record-Journal.)

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Fickle weather adds dramato Cheshire Fall Festival

By Russell BlairSpecial to The Citizen

Every 15 minutes or sowinds whipped and rain camedown, sending crowds scat-tering under tents whilethose with umbrellas hur-riedly grabbed them out oftheir bags. But as soon as therain came it was gone, re-placed by bright sunshine.That was the nature of theday Sept. 8 at the CheshireFall Festival at Bartlem Park.

Cheshire Chamber of Com-merce President Sheldon Dillsaid the vendors and visitorshe talked with were enjoyingthemselves, and he was hap-py with the turnout despitethe wind and rain - and even atornado watch. “We can’t con-trol the weather,” he said.

“We’re making the best ofa difficult situation,” saidJudy Senft, a festival volun-teer and Chamber employee.“The town came out despitethe weather.”

The 24th annual festival of-fered “something for every-

one,” according to Dill, in-cluding crafts, food, a farm-ers market, rides and live mu-sic. About 100 vendors had ta-bles at the event, includingbusinesses, nonprofits andpoliticians, though manywere packing up in the earlyafternoon as the threat of

worse weather approached.But Dill was pleased to seepeople continuing to comeinto the park at 2 p.m.

Betty Seibert, director ofthe Cheshire Dance Centre,said despite “the show mustgo on.” Dancers performedthroughout intermittent rainwhile a steady crowd strolledthroughout the grounds.Bruce Edwards, of Wolcott,grew up in Cheshire and re-members coming to the festi-val when it first started. Hewas there Saturday with hisfamily. “It’s sort of a re-union,” he said. “We comeabout every year. There was alittle debate about going withthe weather, but I like seeingthe people. It reminds of com-ing when I was a kid.”

David Borowy, a real estateagent with Keller WilliamsRealty in town, was helpingout at the Chamber’s bever-age booth. “It’s really a greattime,” he said. “The weatherscared a few people off, but

See Festival, page 24


The weather was crazy with sun and rain and wind and even a tornado warning! Butthis year’s Cheshire Fall Festival didn’t disappoint with a full day of live music and per-formances, a car show, vendors and civic organizations, raffles, carnival rides andgreat food.

Kathy Queen and her two,140-pound Newfoundlands,Owen and Simon, were atthe fair as part of the animalassisted therapy group forkids called Soul Friends.

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In an unfamiliar school,Cheshire High School Princi-pal Jeff Solan is surroundedby familiar faces.

Last year, Solan was theprincipal at Dodd MiddleSchool. Over the summer, hewas hired to replace KevinRyan, who resigned.

On the first day of theschool year, Solan was over-whelmed by the changes instudents he once knew fromDodd.

“I see a lot of familiar facesin here,” Solan said as hepopped his head in on an advi-sory classroom in the main of-fice. At the beginning of everyschool day, students meet withfaculty in advisory groups 25minutes to talk about schoollife. “Except now you’re all alot taller.”

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seven years, Solan is fairlycomfortable with students atthe high school. While he canput a name to countless faces,

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Jeffrey Solan, principal, greets students after an intro-duction assembly held during the first day of school atCheshire High School. Solan is the former principal ofDodd Middle School.

he’s still getting familiar withsome of the nuances of thehigh school.

Although he didn’t admit tohaving the first day nerves,Solan said it’s “the little goofythings” like parking that hehas to get used to.

Solan is married to Daraand the couple has two sons,Avery, 7, and Grayson, 3.

“I enjoy spending time withmy wife and kids, whether it’sgoing to the outlets for back toschool shopping or going toDisney, we love to laugh andgenerally harass each other,”Solan said. “It’s part of my

Irish background, a lot ofabuse, but it’s all in love.”

Now that he’s had a chanceto relax over the summer —including playing some hock-ey and golf — it’s time to getback to work.

Solan, a Wallingford resi-dent, is a Syracuse, N.Y., na-tive. He majored in psycholo-gy and earned his master’s de-gree in counseling and psy-chological services at theState University of New Yorkat Oswego. He interned at amiddle school in Syracuse asa school counselor beforemoving to Connecticut in1999, when his wife attendedQuinnipiac Law School.

Solan began his career inConnecticut as a counselor atMoran Middle School inWallingford for six years, allthe while teaching nightcourses to Wallingford highschool dropouts. In 2005,Solan was named assistantprincipal at Dodd MiddleSchool, and when Don Wailo-nis retired in 2008, Solan tookover as principal. After CHSPrincipal Kevin Ryan re-signed this spring, Florio saidSolan, the president ofCheshire’s administratorsunion, was the best person forthe job.

(Read an interview with Prin-cipal Solan page 26.)

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Schools closedfor RoshHashanah, YomKippur

All Cheshire publicschools are scheduled to beclosed Monday, Sept. 17, inobservance of RoshHashanah and Wednesday,Sept. 26 in observance ofYom Kippur, according toSuperintendent of Schools,Dr. Greg J. Florio.

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Physical education andhealth teacher Dan Lee isCheshire’s 2012 Teacher ofthe Year. Lee, who alsocoaches basketball and golf,has been teaching atCheshire High School for 17years.

“It’s a tremendous honorto be part of a great schooland great school system,”Lee said during an assemblyin late August for teachers tokick off the new school year.To be named the teacher ofthe year in a “great schoolsystem” is “very humbling,”he said.

School SuperintendentGreg Florio said the honoreeis determined through nom-inations from parents, stu-dents, teachers and adminis-trators. There was also in-terview process with a selec-tion committee.

Cheshire High PrincipalJeff Solan said Lee is a “su-per guy and great teacher.”

“He’ll do anything for thekids,” he said, adding thatLee is not the type to takecredit for anything he does.

Lee’s 19-year-old son,Ryan, was killed after beinghit by a car in Brooklyn,

N.Y., in April 2011. Now heand his wife, Theresa, alongwith their eighth-gradedaughter, Amanda, are on amission to make a differencein the lives of others. Thefamily has formed the RyanT. Lee Memorial Founda-tion, a not-for-profit organi-zation, to transform a tragicloss into positive change.The foundation has held bas-ketball and golf tourna-ments to raise scholarshipmoney for those in need. Re-cently, the foundation hosteda mini-golf tournament andthree-on-three basketballtournament in Berlin,where the Lees reside.

“That he came throughthat tragedy encourages us,”Solan said. “What he did toinspire an entire district fac-ulty is why he’s Teacher ofthe Year.”

Florio said Lee deservesthe honor because of whathe brings to the classroom,as well. “Dan has alwaysbeen an outstanding educa-tor.”

Lee said his teaching andcoaching experiences com-plement each other. He be-gan coaching basketball 23years ago when he was incollege pursuing an educa-tion degree. When he came

to Cheshire High, he wasstill coaching at anotherschool, but eventually decid-ed to coach at the highschool.

“They’re both a form ofteaching,” Lee said. “I trymy best to get involved inthe school.”

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FestivalContinued from page 17

those that are here are hav-ing a good time. It’s a greatopportunity to get together.”

Food included fair staplessuch as hot dogs, hamburg-ers and fried dough, but theCheshire High SchoolMarching Ram Band cookedup a something different forits fundraising booth - friedOreos.

Dill said the festival start-ed as a small CheshireChamber of Commerceevent but has grown to bethe town’s largest. For localbusinesses, it’s a great op-portunity to introducethemselves to the communi-ty.

“This is a way for them tomeet everybody from theyounger people to the olderpeople,” Senft said. “This isthe one day the whole towncomes out.”

Judy Clarke saysshe is proud to be acrossing guard forChapman Elemen-tary School. Stu-dents have crossedsafely with her helpfor the past 20years. She works atthe busy intersec-tion of Highland Av-enue and CountryClub Road.

Crossing guard MarieGiuliette, is an outdoorperson, and loves her postno matter the weather. Af-ter working as a substituteguard for the past twoyears, Giulette said she ishappy to be stationed atMaple Avenue and Moun-tain View and finds that thepeople on the street arefriendly.

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Q&A: CHS Principal Solan makes the adjustment(Principal Jeff Solan is be-

ginning his first year as headof Cheshire High School. Pre-viously he was the principalat Dodd Middle School. In in-terviews with Cheshire re-porter Andrew Ragali andJoy VanderLek, Solan talkedabout his job and how he willsettle into the new position.)

You’ve been in the dri-ver’s seat for a couple ofweeks now. How do youfeel at this point? I feelmuch more comfortable nowthat school is underway. Hav-ing the students, parents,and teachers buzzing aroundthe building is the environ-ment and pace that I ammuch more comfortablewith.

How have you intro-duced yourself to the stu-dents at CHS? The introduc-tion doesn’t have to be all thedetailed as I was everybody’smiddle school principal. Soit’s great to have that level offamiliarity. I think that See Q&A, page 37

knowing all of the studentshas kind of helped the transi-tion. It’s comforting to see allthese eighth graders today (athigh school orientation) thatI know so well. We will haveassemblies where I’ll get theopportunity to talk to eachclass.

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Cheshire Academy kicked off the school year Sept. 5 with ceremonies at the Arthur Sher-iff Field House. A lone bagpiper led students and teachers in a slow procession from the cafe-teria to the field house for Cheshire Academy’s 219th convocation ceremony.

“With a new year comes many new opportunities,” said senior class President FilipWiacek. “Take advantage of these opportunities because you never know when you’ll havethem again.”

About 350 students are attending the academy this year, and they come from around thecountry and throughout the world, including Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany,Ghana, Hong Kong, Jamaica, Japan, Korea, Lithuania, New Zealand, Norway, Russia, SaudiArabia, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom,Venezuela and Vietnam.

Head of School Jerry Larson said, “Ours is quite simply a beginning of a new school year,and signifies the end of summer. It is time to move forward and act in a way that is civil.”


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6 to 9 p.m. at the Parks andRecreation Building. DJ,candy, glow sticks andprizes. Registration is re-quired. Free. Suggested do-nation is a non-perishablefood item. Open to Cheshireresidents in grades 6through 8. Limited to 65 par-ticipants.

YMCA event slated at BarkerMuseum

The Cheshire Community YMCA has scheduled a“Night at the Museum” for Saturday, Sept. 15, from 7 to11 p.m. at the Barker Museum and Animation Studio,1188 Highland Ave. Guests may tour both museums.

The Barker Museum houses one of the country’slargest collections of character toys and artifacts, span-ning 15 decades of American history. The AnimationGallery contains fine art and sculpture from the worldof animation.

Hot and cold hors d’oeuvres will be served by“celebrity” wait staff including Michael Milone, BobCeccolini, Sheldon Dill, Brian Schecter, Patti FlynnHarris, Jerry Sitko, Joseph Michelangelo and Santa.There will be martini, beer and wine stations and liveentertainment. A live auction and several basket rafflesare planned. Proceeds will benefit Livestrong at theYMCA, a program for adult cancer survivors.

Tickets are available at the YMCA, 961 S. Main St. Formore information, call (203) 272-3150.

29CitizenSportsThe Cheshire CitizenThursday, September 13, 2012

New-look football squadeager to make mark

By Bryant CarpenterSpecial to The Citizen

There’s been a head coach-ing change. Twenty-five sen-iors from last year’s teamgraduated.

Yeah, you could sayCheshire football faces afresh slate heading into 2012.Yet it’s not exactly table rasa.

With interim head coachDon Drust Jr. and most of hisfellow assistants under for-mer head coach Mark Eckeback from last year, thecoaching staff is largely thesame.

While the defensiveschemes have been re-vamped, the base offense islargely the same.

Senior captains Sam Pas-cale, Matt Escoto and Vin-cent Sansone are all three-year starters.

Above all, this is Cheshire,home to seven state footballchampionships, the programthat still holds Connecticut’sall-time win streak at 49.

The Rams know the tradi-tion. If not, Drust and hiscoaches, virtually all of themonetime Cheshire players,will remind them.

“One of the things thatwas set for me was the foun-dation,” Drust remarked. “Idon’t have to build a tradi-

tion here. The tradition isthere. All I have to do is bringit back up and get them to un-derstand what it’s all about,what has been establishedhere, and to understandevery time they put that C ontheir helmet, it’s not just forthem, it’s for the years Coach(Bill) Cunningham coached,the years Coach (Steve) Ad-dazio coached, the yearsCoach Ecke coached.

“There are a lot of peoplewho gave their lives, gavefamily time and a lot ofthings for this.”

Upon this foundation thenext story of Cheshire foot-ball shall be laid. Here at theonset, it’s a construction ofcontrasting patterns:

- Heavily sprinkled amongthe returning players arerookie starters from a prom-ising sophomore class thatwent unbeaten in middleschool and lost just one gameas freshmen.

- The Rams have the regallegacy of those seven state ti-tles, the latest coming in 2009after the runner-up year of2008, but the immediate in-heritance are hand-me-down5-5 seasons.

“Those two seasons goingto the state finals, those weregreat for Cheshire. That’swhat Cheshire does,” Pas-

cale, the returning runningback, said. “The past two sea-sons going 5-5, it’s disap-pointing. That’s not what wewant to do here.”

2010 was the infamousyear of five losses by 23 com-bined points. The Ramsweren’t as competitive in2011.

There were mitigating fac-tors. Two losses were to un-beaten state championsXavier and Hand. And everygame, save Thanksgiving,was played on the road whileartificial turf was being in-stalled at Maclary AthleticComplex.

The Rams put on a braveface about it at the time, butit’s clear playing nine gamesout of 10 away from homewas a liability.

“It was tough,” said Esco-to. “It’s like you’re playing anaway game every week.You’ve got no advantage play-ing at a place like EastHaven. I’m excited to gethome and get homecrowd ad-vantage.”

How the Rams will fare intheir first full season on theirnew turf will begin to be seenon opening night when Shel-ton pays a visit. Xavier is offthe schedule, but Cheshire’s

Escoto Pascale Sansone

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Cheshire High School interim football coach DonDrust Jr. addresses his troops.

Drust focused onthe here and now

By Bryant CarpenterSpecial to The Citizen

You can’t help but noticeDon Drust Jr.’s eyes are blue.When Cheshire’s interimhead football coach talks, hisfocus does not waver.

No looking over his shoul-der or past yours. The blueeyes are front and center.

And that’s pretty much theapproach the rookie headcoach is taking as the Ramsready for the 2012 season.This first season may be hislast; it may be the start of a

long career. That’s irrelevantat the moment, which is allDrust is concerned about.

“I have to focus on now,” hesays. “I take care of now, thefuture will take care of it-self.”

As for the back story:Drust was named interimhead coach when Mark Eckeresigned in May under pres-sure from the district office.

Drust, 31, was a Cheshireassistant coach. He alsoplayed for Cheshire in the

See Drust page 34

Girls swimming and divingCoach: Dan Mascolo (1st season).2011 record: 9-2.Key losses: Lexi Koukos, Jessica Liu, Maggie Ptaszynski,Haley Payne.Captains: Sr. freestyle Jenna Cannata, sr. backstrokeMolly Condron, sr. Tiffany Wang.Key returnees: Cannata, Condron, Wang, sr. breaststrokeTaylor Deubel, jr. freestyle Laura Mongillo, so. butterfly/IMLindsay Smalec, so. backstroke/freestyle Sara Barlok.Promising newcomers: Danielle Grenon, Claire French,Lauren Ptaszynski.Outlook: Mascolo, who replaces the legendary Ed Astonas coach, expects it to be a transition year.

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Boys soccerCoach: Artur Branco (18th season).2011 record: 12-3-4.Key losses: G Nick Velleca (All-SCC Housy), MF ArmanKarbassian (All-SCC Housy), F Michael Ranando (All-State).Key returnees/captains: Sr. F Nick Berardi, sr. MF SamDonahue, sr. F Matt Mueller. sr. D Devin Lerner, sr. F AlexBauer.Promising newcomer: Fr. MF/F Jake Goldstein.Outlook: “I think we can be interesting,” Branco said.“However, I think we have so many areas we need to workon. It depends on how fast these kids will be able to adjustto the things we want them to do. If they are quick to adjust,I think we can be a fun team to watch. If not, we’ll strugglea little bit.”

Girls soccerCoach: Andrew Ashworth (2nd season).2011 record: 15-5-2.Key losses: Nikki Iadarola, Elena Manke, Sarah Doms-chine.Captains: Sr. MF Jenna Hart, sr. MF Kelsie Carlette.Key returnees: Carlette (10 goals, 5 assists), Hart (1 goal,two assists), so. M Alexandra Pelletier (5 goals, 3 assists),so. D Kacey Conlon.Promising newcomers: So. Hannah Perez, jr. LillyDolyak.Outlook: “It will be a close division between Cheshire, Ami-ty and Shelton,” Ashworth said.

Field hockeyCoach: Eileen Gallagher-Dunham (5th season).2011 record: 22-1, Class L state champions.Key losses: F Lauren Anderson, MF Anna Frenzilli, MFAlyssa Hague, D Anna Marcucilli (All-State), G Maria Blois(All-American).Captains: Sr. D Lindsey Bonitz, sr. F Miranda Garcia, Sr. DEmily Hague, Maggie Kulpa.Key returnees: Hague, Bonitz, Garcia, Kulpa, jr. MMichelle Federico, jr. F Emma Farrell.Promising newcomers: So. D Maggie O’Reilly, jr. F Olivia


New coach, same expectationsfor girls swim team

By Sean KrofssikSpecial to The Citizen

Ed Aston entered theCheshire Community Poolcountless times during thelatter part of his 37 years asCheshire swimming coach.

Then came August 29,when Aston walked into thepool for the first time sinceretiring from coaching. That,he said, “felt strange.”

Now living in Florida, As-ton was back in town and feltcompelled to visit his formergirls squad and its newcoach, Dan Mascolo.

“I wanted to stay away, butI wanted to come by one time

to see everybody,” Aston said.“I’m very comfortable withmy decision. It was time andsomeone new needs to comein and do it. I’m good with it.

“I will probably go back tothe car and wonder, ‘Why didI do this?’” Aston added.“They are such a good group.It’s all been such a very im-portant part of my life. Thiswas the tough part and I’mglad I did it. It was good see-ing them.”

Aston left a huge markcoaching both Cheshire swimteams. He guided the girlsprogram to 25 state titles and13 State Open championshipsbefore retiring at the end of

last season. His boys teamswon 18 state championshipsand one State Open. Aston re-tired from that program in2006.

Aston made his biggestsplash with the girls. Thoseteams accumulated over 410dual-meet wins, including anational record 281 straight.The streak began in 1985 andcontinued through the next25 seasons before ending lastfall in Glastonbury.

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Larson, so. MF Mikayla Crieger.Outlook: Farrell broke the team record with 24 goals and20 assists last season. She is 17 assists shy of the all-timecareer record. Federico and Garcia both participated in theNational Futures Tournament. O’Reilly will try to fill theshoes of Marcucilli.“Last year was a dream season for multiple reasons, andwith the state championship title, the team will have a bit ofa target on our backs,” Gallagher-Dunham said. “We grad-uated 20 seniors, which does a few things for us. It opensup quite a few starting positions on the field, which has cre-ated some healthy competition. The graduating seniorsalso left a great legacy for the younger players and some-thing to strive for. A lot of people will be counting us out be-cause we lost so many players, including an All-Americangoalkeeper, but I think we will learn to play with a new teamand new system and surprise people.”

Boys cross countryCoach: Jim Bennett (17th year).2011 record: 5-4.Key losses: Drew Henderson, Brian Higgins, Dalton Bas-sett.Captains: Sr. Dante Anastasio, sr. Sam Brown, sr. Bren-dan Donovan, sr. Sagar Nakrani.Key returnees: Jr. Trey Phillips (All-SCC Housy), jr. BenKaplan, jr. Jack Bonadies, so. Mark Fusco.Promising newcomers: So. Steven Caldwell, so. RussellAdam.Outlook: Bennett is pleased with the work his guys put induring the offseason. The coach expects to finish well atthe Class L meet and qualify for the State Open.“With a good summer under their belt, our varsity crewshould be deeper, stronger and faster than the last severalyears,” said Bennett.


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Cheshire High School’s new girls swim coach DanMascolo takes the reins of the storied program fromEd Aston.

National High School Athlet-ic Coaches Association’s Hallof Fame this July.

That is the act Mascolomust follow. The 34-year-oldSouthington resident saidtaking over for Aston is “very

humbling.”“This program has been

the benchmark in Connecti-cut swimming for so manyyears and to have the oppor-tunity to work with a team ofthis caliber is very flatter-ing,” Mascolo said.

Mascolo knows aboutCheshire tradition. For thepast seven years, he hashelped prepare town swim-

mers for the high school as acoach for the CheshireYMCA Sea Dogs swim team.

“I’ve known Dan since Iwas 9-years old, so he’s a fa-miliar face with all of us,”Cheshire senior tri-captainMolly Condron said. “Weknow how he works and it’san easy adjustment to comeinto. We knew Ed was goingto leave some day. We weresad to see him go, but weknew it was going to hap-pen.”

Mascolo said he doesn’tfeel an unusual amount ofstress to keep the Rams attheir elite level.

“I don’t feel like there isany more pressure on mebased on the program thatI’m coming into compared tothe pressure that I would puton myself anyway,” he said.“We’ve competed at a certainlevel and we want to continueto build. This isn’t a programthat rests on its laurels. Theyhave always strived to im-prove day by day and seasonby season and we just want tocontinue that.”

“It’s been a smooth transi-tion so far,” senior tri-captain

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Tiffany Wang said. “We haveset goals for the season ofwhat we want to do. A lot ofus swam for him before.”

Senior tri-captain JennaCannata said Aston and Mas-colo each have unique waysto get the team prepared.

“Practices are very differ-ent,” Cannata said. “Ed’spractices focused on yardageand intensity all of the time.But Dan stays more withtechnique and getting ourstroke down with more race-paced stuff. We are practicingfor our times at the end ofour season.”

Cannata is forecasting theusual from the Rams: a bigseason. They opened against


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“I’m expecting a lot fromour team,” she said. “Every-one is working as hard aseveryone did before. We aregoing to do great.”

“We want to start withsmall steps,” Condron added.“I’m not saying a state title isnot possible, but we want tostart by getting the team asunified as possible becauseyou can’t have a successfulseason without a good foun-dation.”

Team unity is one of Mas-colo’s main messages to histeam.

“I like to bring the team to-gether,” Mascolo said. “It’s ateam sport. It’s a team sportthat’s viewed as an individ-ual sport. First and foremost,we are trying to build astrong team. We are trying to

get every individual toachieve their goals and alsofocusing on team goals.

“It’s a very dedicated andcommitted team,” he added.“We are only a week in, so weare still figuring it out, butI’m happy with the practicesI’ve seen so far.”

Cheshire athletic directorSteve Trifone has been im-pressed with Mascolo.

“Dan is intense, but veryfair with the kids,” Trifonesaid. “He knows what ateenager’s life is like. When itcomes to swim time, he worksthem hard. He has a nice mixto keep it intense and fun. Heand Ed have a lot of the samephilosophies of working thegirls hard and making thembelieve they can be betterthan they are.”

As Aston moves into re-tirement, he is confident the

program is in good hands.“He’s very well qualified,”

Aston said of Mascolo. “He’sa good man and is familiarwith the program. He’s goingto do a fine job. He also has agreat group of girls tocoach.”

Aston turned his attentionback to the pool. Under thelate August sunshine, with

the pool’s trademark bubblepulled back, Aston watchedthe next wave of Cheshireswimming go through thepaces.

“I can look back and say wedid a good job, but you’ve gotto go on I guess,” said Aston,his voice cracking slightly. “Ijust have to step back now.”

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Tiffany Wang said. “We haveset goals for the season ofwhat we want to do. A lot ofus swam for him before.”

Senior tri-captain JennaCannata said Aston and Mas-colo each have unique waysto get the team prepared.

“Practices are very differ-ent,” Cannata said. “Ed’spractices focused on yardageand intensity all of the time.But Dan stays more withtechnique and getting ourstroke down with more race-paced stuff. We are practicingfor our times at the end ofour season.”

Cannata is forecasting theusual from the Rams: a bigseason. They opened against


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“I’m expecting a lot fromour team,” she said. “Every-one is working as hard aseveryone did before. We aregoing to do great.”

“We want to start withsmall steps,” Condron added.“I’m not saying a state title isnot possible, but we want tostart by getting the team asunified as possible becauseyou can’t have a successfulseason without a good foun-dation.”

Team unity is one of Mas-colo’s main messages to histeam.

“I like to bring the team to-gether,” Mascolo said. “It’s ateam sport. It’s a team sportthat’s viewed as an individ-ual sport. First and foremost,we are trying to build astrong team. We are trying to

get every individual toachieve their goals and alsofocusing on team goals.

“It’s a very dedicated andcommitted team,” he added.“We are only a week in, so weare still figuring it out, butI’m happy with the practicesI’ve seen so far.”

Cheshire athletic directorSteve Trifone has been im-pressed with Mascolo.

“Dan is intense, but veryfair with the kids,” Trifonesaid. “He knows what ateenager’s life is like. When itcomes to swim time, he worksthem hard. He has a nice mixto keep it intense and fun. Heand Ed have a lot of the samephilosophies of working thegirls hard and making thembelieve they can be betterthan they are.”

As Aston moves into re-tirement, he is confident the

program is in good hands.“He’s very well qualified,”

Aston said of Mascolo. “He’sa good man and is familiarwith the program. He’s goingto do a fine job. He also has agreat group of girls tocoach.”

Aston turned his attentionback to the pool. Under thelate August sunshine, with

the pool’s trademark bubblepulled back, Aston watchedthe next wave of Cheshireswimming go through thepaces.

“I can look back and say wedid a good job, but you’ve gotto go on I guess,” said Aston,his voice cracking slightly. “Ijust have to step back now.”

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late 1990s. He’s a programguy and he’s retained muchof what the Rams were allabout during Ecke’s 17-yearhead coaching tenure and,before that, Steve Addazio’s.

But the hyper-organizedDrust, whose family ownsand operates two local Shop-Rites, has also put his person-al stamp on the program tohelp guide it through one ofits biggest upheavals.

Despite missing springpractice because the coach-ing situation was up in theair, the Rams are hardly indisarray.

“It’s always tough not hav-ing spring because we’re twoweeks behind once we start,but I think we’ve reboundedpretty quick and we’re doingOK,” said senior captain andquarterback Vincent San-sone. “I think we’re doingpretty good, actually.”

Drust, the father of a 13-month-old son, says he’s hadample help from athletic di-rector Steve Trifone and as-sistant AD Rich Pulisciano.

Drust knew he’d need thathelp from the getgo when hewas appointed in May. As abusinessman, Drust is not inthe school, as most scholasticcoaches are, during the day.As a former assistant coach,there was much to the headjob he had to learn.

Hence the numerous dailyphone calls to Trifone.

“I call him all the time,”Drust said. “Part of this dealwas I needed resources and Ineeded people. I’ve neverbeen a head varsity footballcoach. There are other thingswe as assistants never evensaw or knew anythingabout.”

Sometimes the calls comeearly in the morning, some-times late at night. “I hate tobother you again,” Drust willbegin, but Trifone doesn’tmind.

“Donny and I talk about 12times a day, which is good.He’s a good communicator.His checks and balances arereal good. He’s asking a lot ofquestions. He really wants to

be thorough. That is a headcoach’s responsibility:There’s a lot of little thingsthat go on behind the scenethat people don’t realize untilthey’re in that role.”

For all the questions, Drustis confident in what he’s do-ing. Organization is certain-ly one of his fortes. With ithave come changes in thepractice format. There is nowasted time, no tangents. Aplan is drawn up and strictlyadhered to.

“I’m a firm believer in kidsare going to make mistakes,but it’s our responsibility ascoaches to get through a prac-tice plan that we set. We needto get done what we need toget done and teach it the rightway,” Drust said. “That’s mybiggest thing: I want to be up-tempo and get things done inthe time frame that I saywe’re going to get themdone.”

The schemes Cheshire isrunning, a few tweaks aside,are pretty much whatCheshire has been runningthe past few seasons since go-ing to the spread option. Thephilosophies have largely re-mained the same, Trifonenotes, so the changes, headcoach aside, haven’t been ma-jor.

And as upsetting as the cir-cumstances surroundingEcke’s departure were to theRams personally, the on-field

consequences have been lim-ited, at least to this point, tothe two lost weeks of springpractice.

“Honest to goodness, that’spretty much what it camedown,” Drust said. “The neg-ative side of everything thatwent on really was nothing todo with any of us. We still allhave a positive feeling towardMark. You know how I feelabout him. You know my re-spect for him, as a coach, as aperson, as a friend. That willnever change. That beingsaid, that’s not going to influ-ence the way I coach either.The first thing you do is yourway, and that’s what I’m try-ing to do.”

The Drust Way may or maynot become the Cheshire Way.The interim label may or maynot be shed come season’send. By then, Drust figureshis performance, for good orfor ill, won’t make it a deci-sion, but the obvious courseof action.

“Steve and I have talkedabout it. The honest conver-sation that we have had is itwill take care of itself,” Drustsaid. “Obviously, wins andlosses are part of it. The oth-er part of it is, at the end ofthe season, I want these guysto look back and say, ‘I’m abetter person for havingplayed for Coach Drust.’”

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SCC Division I East scheduleremains formidable withHand, Notre Dame, WestHaven and Wilbur Cross.

Drust will direct the de-fense, assistant coach Antho-ny Lucibello the spread op-tion offense. The latter willbe directed by Sansone, whomoves to quarterback afterstarting two seasons at safety.

“I feel like I’m doing good,”Sansone said. “I’ve workedhard in the offseason the lastcouple years, working onquarterback. I feel the hardwork is starting to pay off. Ifeel pretty confident in my-self.”

Pascale gives a full vote ofconfidence.

“Vincent has been playingsince he was a sophomore.He’s an outstanding player,” See Football, page 37

Pascale said. “He’s been put-ting in effort after effort. Dayafter day lifting, working onhis mechanics and drops,just throwing and getting hisarm stronger. There’s fight inhim every single day.”

The same could be said ofPascale, who is coming off aseason in which he compiled800 rushing yards despitetwice missing time to injury.

This year, Pascale will runbehind a new-look line. Esco-to and fellow senior ColinHarding will be the guards.The rest of the line is under-class: sophomore centerTyler D’Errico, sophomoretackle Cullen Clairmont andjunior tackle Joe Strollo.

Returning seniors KevinDietrich and Tim Covel leadthe receiving corps. SeniorBeau Bartone, junior An-drew Clark and sophomoreJack Cunningham are also


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aerial targets.Cunningham, incidental-

ly, is the grandson of BillCunningham, who coachedCheshire from 1972-1987.There must be something inthe genes because the youngCunningham will be a two-way player, joining Bartone,Kevin Dietrich and juniorMark Dietrich in the defen-sive backfield.

Cunningham’s sopho-more classmates, AndrewYamin and Colin Thorne,are expected to start at out-side linebacker. Strollo, thejunior, will be a two-waylineman with Escoto andHarding.

The kids must be alright.“We lost a lot of seniors,

but we were 5-5 last year, too,with a lot of seniors,” Drustnoted. “Sometimes theyounger kids’ motors don’tstop. They keep going, theykeep going. They don’t knowany better but to keep going,keep going. That’s whatwe’ve gotten out of every-body, including the seniors,so far (this year). The inten-sity and the attitude areright.”

Drust has a couple offirst-year senior starters onhis defense. Matt Gardiner,who didn’t play last year af-ter severely hurting his armand shoulder in a skiing ac-cident, is the middle line-backer. He goes 6-2, 215-pounds.

Kyle Hodgdon (6-0, 190),who last played as a fresh-man, is a versatile weaponlikely to be employed in mul-tiple spots on both sides ofthe ball. Hodgdon is even inthe competition to replacefour-year kicker Kyle Pulek.

Pulek is now at Trinity. Sois Ecke, who signed on tocoach the Bantam corner-backs after resigning underduress from the Cheshirejob he’d held for 17 seasons.

Back in Ramland, Ecke’sson Tucker, a sophomore, be-gins his varsity careeralongside the grandson ofanother former Cheshirehead man. In Cheshire foot-ball, there are no breaksfrom the past, just freshwaves of red and white.

but feel vibrant when packedwith this many enthusiasticstudents and staff.

Any humorous stories toshare? I got a little spunaround in my attendance atthe opening of schools as-semblies we hold. I accident-ly referred to the freshmen assophomores before being cor-rected. Thankfully, they werea little overwhelmed to callme out on it.

What have been some ofthe biggest adjustmentsmoving from Dodd MiddleSchool to Cheshire HighSchool? Making sure I’m upto speed on the SAT andPSAT process. But funda-mentally things are very sim-ilar. We’re still helping stu-dents to develop to meet theirfull potential across theCheshire performance stan-dards. I think that is whathelps the transition; the factthat our district does a reallynice job of having the end inmind. If you are working atthe middle school level,you’re still shooting for thesame goals, the kids are justin a different place.

What are your goals? De-veloping students and theperformance standards arecritical. To develop criticalthinkers and collaborativeworkers, you know as a pro-fessional adult, these skillsare ubiquitous. It doesn’tmatter what professionyou’re in or what you’re do-ing with your life, to be acomplex thinker, to be a

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skilled information proces-sor, to be a community con-tributor. To be competent inthose areas will make yousuccessful in life.

Who did you seek advicefrom over the summer? Isought out a gentlemannamed Sal Randazzo. Sal wasthe principal here for a fewyears before Judy Gallagher.Sal works for the state ofConnecticut now in what’scalled Leader in Residence.I’ve sought his input as wellfor not only his educationalknowledge but personal char-acter.

How do you handle disci-pline? Definitely at the mid-dle school level, and even atthe high school level and asan adult, you learn from yourmistakes hopefully. Our goalis to help students learn, evenwhen they make mistakes.Ultimately what we want isfor the student not to repeatthat mistake. It’s been my ex-perience that sitting in aroom for a day isn’t’ reallythe best way for you to not re-peat a mistake. That’s cer-tainly a consequence, butthere also has to be a learn-ing component associatedwith the process. That’s whatwe try and focus on. That ispart of my personal philoso-phy which was also shapedby my friend and mentor DonWailonis. He is the guy whowas the principal when I be-came the assistant principalat Dodd. Now he’s back as theprincipal there, and they’relucky to have him. He’s reallya top-notch guy and I can’tsay enough about him profes-sionally or personally.

What do you think of the

food in the cafeteria? I wasprobably patron of the yearat the Dodd cafeteria, but Ihave been a pretty restrictivediet for the past couple ofweeks so I haven’t had an op-portunity to try the food yet.From the looks of what I seein line, I am looking forwardto the experience.

Will you teach the cafe-teria staff how to makeyour famous apple pie -and why is it so good? I amsure that our cafeteria staffcould teach me a thing or twoabout baking. Fresh ingredi-

ents are the key to anythingthat I try to make. That mightjust be a cop-out for the factthat I really don’t plan out mymeals and stop at the grocerystore on a near daily basis,but it sounds good.

Do you still plan to playhockey with your team? Iwas out of hockey for a cou-ple of years with a hip injuryso I am just filling in now. Ijust love the opportunity togo out and compete and thecamaraderie of the team ex-perience.

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Andrew Snoble, 31, 8 Field-crest Lane, Hamden, operatingunder suspension, failure tohave insurance, operating anunregistered motor vehicle, fail-ure to return license/reg. aftersuspended, 7:28 p.m.

July 31Axel Velez, 28, 59 Beldon St.,

Hartford, second degree breachof peace, 9:49 a.m.

Terrell Johnson, 27, 25 W. An-drews St., Meriden, failure tohave insurance, misuse ofplates, 4:38 p.m.

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son Road, second-degree fail-

Family plans to sue on behalf ofspecial-needs student

The family of a 9-year-old special-needs student in-tends to sue the town, the school system, the Board ofEducation and various town and school employees al-leging several acts of negligence the family says oc-curred over the last two school years.

The notice of intent was given in a July 26 letter to thetown clerk’s office from Anne I. Treimanis, a Norwalk-based attorney representing the family. In the letter,Treimanis says the child was transferred against thewishes of the parents from Benhaven School in Walling-ford to the public school system in Cheshire.

Among other complaints detailed by Treimanis wereallegations that: the school district restrained the stu-dent on the school bus without parental permission; thestudent was forbidden to use the bathroom on severaloccasions; and the student was not allowed to eat withother students in the cafeteria.

School Superintendent Greg Florio said he couldn’trespond to specific allegations. “With any special-needschild, the staff follows the education and individualplan outlined for that student,” Florio said. “We’ll con-tinue to ensure the safety of all students.”

Florio said that, if necessary, the school district willtake steps to defend itself.

- Andrew Ragali

Police Blotterure to appear, 1:17 p.m.

Didacus Oparaocha, 47, 33Nathan Hale Court, third-de-gree assault, disorderly con-duct, 4:23 p.m.

Aug. 4Anthony Doneday, 21, 83

Popular Drive, interfering withan emergency call, second-de-gree breach of peace, 9:36 p.m.

Aug. 6Carlos Acevedo, 36, S. Main

St.,/Manson Road, criminal im-personation, misuse of plates,failure to return license/reg. af-ter suspension, 9:40 a.m.

Michael Kelly, 36, 22 CrossSt., Hamden, second-degreebreach of peace, 7:14 p.m.

Bola Kim, 28, 22 Cross St.,Hamden, second-degree

breach of peace, 7:14 p.m.Aug. 7

Christopher Fleury, 28, 182Scott Road, Prospect, criminalimpersonation, evading respon-sibility in operating a motor vehi-cle, 1:45 p.m.

William Zukoff, 54, 7 PaulAve., West Haven, fifth-degreelarceny, 10:40 a.m.

Cevdet Izkan, 39, 126 Con-gress Ave., Waterbury, second-degree failure to appear, 8:10p.m.

Aug. 8Paul Suzio, 30, 310 Highland

Ave., threatening, 12:20 p.m.Alexis Boyarsky, 29, 41 Oak

Ridge Drive, Bethany, 3:49 p.m.Francis Pennachio, 43, 61

Rockview Drive, violation of a

protective order, 3:49 p.m.Aug. 10

Christopher Hardisty, 48, 922Farmington Drive, fourth-de-gree larceny, 2:19 p.m.

Aug. 11Stephen Oros, 48, 864 Clin-

tonville Road, Wallingford, oper-ating under the influence ofdrugs or alcohol, 9:58 p.m.

Aug. 15Steven Miller, 38, 246 Man-

son Road, second-degreebreach of peace, 2:07 p.m.

Aug. 16Michelle Anastasio, 37, 1490

Waterbury Road, operatingwhile impaired, 1:08 p.m.

James Manuel, 50, 2480Whitney Ave., Hamden, viola-tion of probation, 7:27 a.m.

Aug. 17Chhanna Mak, 39, 10 Har-

mac, East Haven, disorderlyconduct, second-degree crimi-nal trespass, 1:48 p.m.

Aug. 18Elier Suarez Meneses, 23,

272 Huntington St., NewHaven, operating without a li-cense, operating under the in-fluence of drugs or alcohol,

evading responsibility, 5:58p.m.

Aug. 19Jason Bednarz, 21, 132 Birch

Drive, possession of narcotics,possession of drug parapher-nalia, operating under suspen-sion, 7:40 p.m.

Aug. 20Ceceia Abedi, 26, 53 Parker

St., Wallingford, illegal use acredit card, 11:17 a.m.

Aug. 25Tomas Kurdaciovas, 33, 167

East Road, Bristol, interferingwith a police officer, imperson-ation, operating while impaired,evading responsibility in operat-ing a motor vehicle, operatingunder suspension, 9:50 p.m.

Aug. 27Sean Sell, 33, 208 Oak St.,

Meriden, operating under sus-pension, operating unregis-tered motor vehicle, 1:12 p.m.

Aug. 28Gary Robinson, 22, 1880

Marion Road, disorderly con-duct, 9:12 p.m.

Aug. 29Annmarie Updegraff, 30, 16

Summer St., Bristol, second-degree failure to appear, 8:38a.m.

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Cheshire resident to help launch new QU engineering programBy Andrew Ragali


Cheshire resident JustinKile has beennamed to thefounding fac-ulty of Quin-nipiac Uni-v e r s i t ynewest un-dergraduatedegree pro-gram and isthe program’s interim depart-ment head.

“It’s just a really excitingopportunity,” Kile said.

Kile earned his doctorateand master’s degree in indus-trial and operational engi-neering at the University ofMichigan. He also holds abachelor’s degree in industri-al and manufacturing engi-neering from the RochesterInstitute of Technology. Kilefound his way to Quinnipiacafter leaving the University ofWisconsin-Platteville, wherehe was coordinator of the in-dustrial engineering pro-gram.

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gram will eventually branchout to become its own depart-ment, but in its infancy it willbe part of the School of Busi-ness.

Matt O’Connor, dean of theSchool of Business, said theengineering program, whichwill offer degrees in mechani-cal, civil, industrial and com-puter engineering, is a perfectaddition to the university.

The school performed a fea-sibility study to determine ifan engineering programwould be the right choice, andfound that the four degrees tobe offered are in demandamong students and offergood placement opportunitiesafter graduation, O’Connorsaid.

The program will build aninfrastructure of faculty andstudents over the next four orfive years. O’Connor said thetemporary overlap of busi-ness and engineering is ad-vantageous since most engi-neering is done through busi-ness.

Kile feels he’s right for thejob because of his practical ex-perience as a program coordi-

nator at Wisconsin-Platteville.“I was a faculty member forseven years and became pro-gram coordinator, so I’ve got alot of practice,” he said.

Kile said that not everyschool is right for an engineer-ing program, but Quinnipiacis making the right choice. “Itfits in with what they’re do-ing,” he said, “and when theydo things, they do thingswell.”

This semester the programwill employ two faculty mem-bers and offer one class. Eachprofessor will teach a differentsection of the same course.Kile said that so far 33 stu-dents have enrolled in thecourse.

O’Connor believes that Kilehas the background and expe-rience to lead the program tosuccess.

“Justin has come from aprogram that shows similarvalues to students,” he said.“Students first; that’s a reallystrong value here. Justin ab-solutely shares that value, andwe’re really happy aboutthat.”

It won’t be an engineering

program that doesn’t give stu-dents the opportunity to behands on, O’Connor said. “Wewant a program where stu-dents will actually buildthings and test things and behighly active,” he said.

Kile said he has enjoyed lifein Cheshire with his wife andchildren so far. In Wisconsin,he said, he lived in an areathat is the definition of rural.Some may say Cheshire is qui-et, “but it’s definitely not ru-ral,” he said.

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appropriate training in their assigned department.For more information, call Allyson Palma, at (203)

272-3547, ext. 370.

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At its August 1, 2012,regular meeting, thePlainville Inland Wet-lands and Watercours-es Commission ren-dered the followingdecision:

Issued a permit to MottCorporation for a man-ufacturing additionwith associated park-ing and storm drainageimprovements withinthe upland review areafor property located at84 Spring Lane.

Respectfullysubmitted,Robert Mundy,Secretary

Inland Wetlands andWatercoursesCommission

Dated at Plainville, CTThis 3rd day of August2012.


SIDING

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O’CONNOR HOMEIMPROVEMENT, LLC

203-639-0231 Lic. & ins. Free est.

Work performed by owner. CT Reg #602521

SERVICES OFFERED

T.E.C. Electrical Svc LLCAll Phases of Electrical Work

24 hr. Emergency Service SMALL JOBS WELCOME

203-237-2122

Cornerstone FFeennccee & Orna-mental Gates. All types offence. Res/Comm. AFA Cert.Ins’d. Call John Uvino 203-237-GATE. CT Reg #601060

SIDING

Siding, Roofing, Windows,Decks, Remodeling Gutters

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ROOFING

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ROOFING, Siding, Decks, GuttersLifetime Warranties Available

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LANDSCAPING

HEDGE TRIMMINGRICK’S AFFORDABLE Top

Soil/Seed/Lawn Installation.Clean-Ups, Brush, Pricker &Small Tree Removal. TrimHedges. Clean Gutters &Powerwash. 203-530-4447

JT’S LANDSCAPING, LLCTop Quality Work. Full Lawn

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WE WEED GARDENSNORM THE GARDENER

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MASONRY

O & E Masonry. Chimney repair,brick, stone, pavers, sidewalks,etc. Locally owned & operated.CT Reg #0611774. 203-802-0446

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neys, all types. Lic. & Ins’d. 27 yrsexp. Call for free est. 860-274-4893 CT. Reg. #604498

LENA’S MASONRYFamily tradition, Over 25 yrs expe-

rience. Walkways, stone walls,veneer, brick, concrete, stucco &repairs. Free estimates. Lic. &ins. CT #600890 (203) 732-4544

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HOME IMPROVEMENTS

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HIGH QUALITYHOME CLEANING SERVICEMany years in business, fullyinsured. References avail-able. 20% Off Back ToSchool Deep Cleaning. Callfor free estimate Clean MySpace, LLC 860-539-8725

JUNK REMOVAL

HAVE DUMP TRUCK- Willcarry out junk, debris, furni-ture, appliances, etc. WeTake It All! Free Estimates.Call Ed.

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FENCING

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GUTTERS

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Custom Gutter CoversLifetime no clog warranty

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HANDYPERSONS

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Drywall, Decks/Porches &Basements Call MGW!

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HOME IMPROVEMENTS

MMGGWW HHOOMMEE IIMMPPRROOVVEEMMEENNTTKitchens & Baths, Painting,

Windows/Doors, InteriorRemodeling, Gutters,

Drywall, Decks/Porches &Basements Call MGW!

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ALBERTS HOME REPAIRSRemodeling, Windows, Doors,

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CARPENTRY

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ELECTRICAL SERVICE

T.E.C. Electrical Svc LLCAll Phases of Electrical Work

24 hr. Emergency Service SMALL JOBS WELCOME

203-237-2122

EL GUAPO THE ELECTRICIANSmall Electrical Jobs Welcome

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EXCAVATING

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MERIDEN 128 Gale Avenue. 2Family, Highly desirable loca-tion, property sold as is. 1520sq ft, under .5 acre. Each floorhas kitchen, bedroom, livingroom, bathroom. $140,000.203-710-6661

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71 Woodfield Rd. Southington 3 Bed, 2 Bath Ranch. Screened-InPorch. Located on Cul de Sac.Gas Heat, Walk Out Basement.

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APARTMENTSFOR RENT

MERIDEN Fully FurnishedPrivate & Clean. 1 BR, LR,Kit & pvt bath. $675/mo.Lease & sec deposit req. Nopets. Also, 3 rms unfur-nished. 203-235-2372

MERIDEN Senior Citizen Special.1BR Apts. No Security & 1 MonthFree Ask for Details. $750 Heat,Electric, Hot Water included. Pri-vate Balcony. On Bus Line RightAcross from Senior Center. Call(203) 639-4868

MERIDEN- Large 1BR w/bal-cony & swimming pool atCrown Village, 581 CrownStreet. $750/mo. includingheat & HW. 203-856-6472

MERIDEN-2 Bedrooms, 2nd Floor5 Rooms. Stove and RefrigeratorIncluded. Off-street-parking.No pets. $775/month plus secu-rity and utilities. 203-605-5691

MERIDEN/Wallingford Line.Penthouse. Third Flr, 4 1/2Rooms, Modern, Sky Lights, FP,WD on Flr, No Pets, Quite, OffStreet Parking (203) 686-0818

SOUTHINGTON - Lge 5 rms, 1Br., 1st flr, C/A, appls, w/dhookup, util not included, nearthe Hospital, double sec.required. Call 860-621-2693

SOUTHINGTON 2BR 136 Center St. Downtown.

2nd flr. $975 per mo includesHeat, hot water & garbage. Nopets. 860-919-1908 Ask for Mike.

SUMMER SPECIALMERIDEN- 1BR - $750/month.

Heat, Hot Water, Electricincluded. Private balcony.

1 month free rent. Ask for details.Call for info 203-639-4868

WALFD 2 Bed, 2nd FL, GlassPorch, Appliances, WD hookup.Storage. Off st parking. No Pets.Very clean. Dead end st. Owner/Agent. $850. 203-269-7348

WALLINGFORD 1 BR, ThirdFloor. North Main St. No Smok-ing, No Pets. $750 plus utils. 2months deposit. Credit ChkRequired. Call (203) 269-5973

WALLINGFORD Choate Area2BR 2nd Flr. New Carbets, NewKitchen, W/D, No Pets, Deposit$895. Call (203) 269-0428

WALLINGFORD. 5 rm, 3 BR, 1stflr, 2 family. No pets. Creditcheck. $900 + utilities. Call203-284-1853

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

NORTH HAVENMeadowstone Motel- Off I-91.Sat. TV. Short Stay/ Daily/Wkly

On Bus Line. 203-239-5333

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

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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

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HOME SWEET HOMESoffers Meriden 1 BR, recently ren-

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MER 2 Br $780.1st fl. Very quiet, Clean, Lot’s of

cabinet, counter space. Car-peted LR. Private deck, 2 -carpark. Lincoln St. 203-516-8060

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.com

MERIDEN -WALLINGFORD LINELarge 2 BR Luxury Condo.

Laundry. No pets.$900 + utilities

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Sunny, updated. Broad St. 3rdFL. Master BR with walk-in clos-et, storage & parking. $650 permo. + utils. Robert 203-639-9238

MERIDEN 1 BR Freshly painted.New carpet. Stove & refrigera-tor. Off st. parking. $625/moplus 1 month security.

(203) 687-2032

MMEERRIIDDEENN 1023 Old Colony Rd.

11 && 22 BBRR AAvvaaiillaabblleeStarting at $650

Heat & HW incl. Off St. Parking.203-886-7016

MMEERRIIDDEENN 1023 Old Colony Rd.

11 && 22 BBRR AAvvaaiillaabblleeStarting at $650

Heat & HW incl. Off St. Parking.203-886-7016

MERIDEN 2 & 3 BR Apts forRent Avaliable. Prescott &Webster St. Starting 9/1.

Call Scott (203) 715-1965 MERIDEN 2 BR 3rd Floor Apart-

ment. Nice area w/parking.$750. mo. incl. fridge & stove.WD Hookup. No utils, pets orsmoking. 1 yr lease. Cr. check& refs. required. Sec & 1stmonth rent. Call 203-608-8348.

MERIDEN 2 BR, 2nd Fl. Appli-ances & WD Hookup Incl. Off stparking. No smoking/ pets.$800 per month + 2 mos sec.Call after 5:30pm 203 634-8192

MERIDEN 2 Renovated Apart-ments and 1 Condo w/ Off St.parking. No Pets & 2 mnthssec, good credit required. Formore info. Call 203-634-9149

MERIDEN 2&4 BR Apts Avail.2nd Flr. Off St. Parking. Asking$800 & $1,000. Interested CallJudy 203-927-8215

MERIDEN3 Rooms, 1st Floor. Clean. Appliances. WD Hookups.

Parking. $675. (860) 682-4435

MERIDEN 7777 WWaarrrreenn SStt 2 BR,2nd Fl. Newly renovated. Hard-wood Flrs. New appliances.$850 per mo. 203 440-2745

WANTED TO BUY

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

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

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WANTED TToopp ddoollllaarr ppaaiidd ffoorrVintage tools, hunting andfishing items, toys, pottery,and any other collectibles.Dave any time 860-463-4359

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HOUSES FOR RENT

MIDDLEFIELD LAKE FRONTSUNNY 2 BEDROOM COTTAGEFireplace, Wood Floor, NewBath, New Kitchen. Rent byowner. $1300. Credit check.

Call (516) 376-5288 WLFD. Nice 3 BR, 1 bath, 1 car

gar, on cul-de-sac. W/D hookup,full bsmt, yard, dogs allowed. 2mos sec & credit ck required.$1400/mo. (203) 284-0597

CONDOMINIUMSFOR RENT

MERIDEN 1 BR Stove and refrigerator included.

No pets. $750 + security.(203) 376-1259

MERIDEN East Side Condo 2 BEDROOMS

Fully applianced No pets. No smoking $875 (203) 235-4853

MERIDEN For Rent 2 Br TownHouse Condo. 3 Quarter Fin-ished Basement, Quiet Area,$1,250 per mnth. 860-614-7826

APARTMENTSFOR RENT

BERLIN 2 BR, 2nd Floor. Largeliving room. Extra clean. Allappliances included. Garage.No smoking. No pets. $975 permonth. Call 860-234-0289

CHESHIRE-4 RoomsAppliances, 1 Level, Deck.

No Pets. Convenient to 691 & 84. $1200/Month. Includes Heat.

Call 203-393-1117


OPEN POSITIONS!Miller Memorial Community, Meriden's choicefor excellence in senior residential Healthcareservices, needs experienced nurses to fill the fol-lowing positions (at least 3 yrs experience in LongTerm Care/Short Term Rehab is required):Baylors (RN's/LPN's): Sat/Sun, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

R.N. Supervisor: 32 hr, 3 p.m. - 11 p.m.,(no weekends)

R.N. Charge Nurse: 40 hr, 3 p.m. - 11 p.m.,(no weekends)

We also have openings for C.N.A.'s for all shifts!MMCI offers very competitive wages and benefits.Drug testing and criminal background checkrequired. Applicants must be Connecticut licensed.If you are willing to go the extra mile for yourpatients and are truly interested in person-centeredcare, please apply to:

Personnel ManagerMiller Memorial Community, Inc.

360 Broad Street. Meriden, CT 06450 Fax 203-630-3714 or email: [email protected]

EOE

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CCAARRRRIIEERRSS WWAANNTTEEDDCome join our fast growing team of contracted adult carrierswho earn up to $13,000.00 annually delivering newspapersfor up to 2 hours in the early morning.

It is a great way to subsidize your annual income withoutinterfering with your regular job or quality time at home.

If you are interested in being contracted on aroute or being a substitute in Wallingford,

Meriden, Southington or Cheshire - Please call Record-Journal Circulation

(203) 634-3933

Environmental Services Specialist40 Hours (Mon - Fri)

7 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Miller Memorial Community, Meriden’schoice for excellence in senior residentialHealthcare services, is seeking energetic candidatesinterested in joining our team in the above position.Responsibilities: skilled and semi-skilled facili-ty repairs and security detail for the entire facili-ty; follow project plans, preventative mainte-nance schedules and general repairs to the build-ings, grounds, equipment and the entire facility;provide building maintenance, trim and finishwork, interior and exterior painting, minorelectrical, plumbing and carpentry work; providethe necessary maintenance and renovations onthe facility, equipment in every department, anddo maintenance and repairs as authorized by theEnvironmental Services & Security Managerand/or Administrator; carry out the assignedduties and responsibilities in accordance withcurrent existing federal and state regulations andestablished company policies and procedures.Qualifications: Excellent mechanical skills andHVAC experience. “On Call” coverage isrequired. MMCI offers very competitive wagesand benefits, including pension plan andnon-contributory health and dental for employee,life, and disability insurance. Drug testing and crim-inal background check required. Please apply to:

Personnel ManagerMiller Memorial Community, Inc. 360 Broad Street, Meriden, CT 06450

Fax 203-630-3714or email: [email protected]

EOE

Personal Facts% Daily Value†

Commitment 39g100%

Energy 46g100%

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Are you madefor ALDI?Store Manager Trainees$$5522KK ppeerr yyeeaarrCashier

It takes a unique person.Someone who’s dedicated.Who excels in a supported, team-oriented environment.And is ready to do what it takes to earn the rewards – likehigher wages, generous vacation time, and great benefits –that come from a successful career at ALDI. With morethan 30 years in the industry, we are the leading select-assortment grocer and one of the largest food retailers inthe world, with over 3,600 locations.

No Calls Please. EOE

RReeqquuiirreemmeennttss::High school diploma/GED, must be available to workanytime between 6am-10pm, retail experience preferred,drug screening/background check, the ability to lift45 poundsBenefits:Higher wages • Major medical and dental insuranceGenerous vacation time • Paid holidays401 (k) • Promotion Bonus

Hiring Event

Aldi60 Newport Ave.

Rumford, RI 02916

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Aldi110 Middle Street Bristol, CTMonday, September 17, 2012

7am-12pm

MEDICAL CAREERSMEDICAL CAREERSDENTAL Assistant, cerfified for

modern, centrally located,general dental office. MUST beexperienced and X-ray certi-fied. 4 day week. Please faxresume to: 860-628-8451

HELP WANTED

LANDSCAPE LABORER Must have valid driver’s license.

Southington Call (860) 628-5191

OUTSIDE Residential Sales -Min 2 yrs outside sales experience needed.

Roman Oil is seeking self starting,motivated individuals responsi-ble for building relationships,acquiring new leads & closingsales. Salary, commission & ben-efits. Send resume [email protected]

HELP WANTED

LLAANNDDSSCCAAPPEERRLandscaper Hamden area, year

round. Must be able to uselandscaping equipment, largemowers and snow plow on lux-ury apartment buildings, Avalid driver’s license needed,Competitive pay and benefitpackage included. Fax resumeto 203-407-0390 or [email protected]

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Must be able to pass both CB check/Drug Test

Apply at Westaff 39 West Main St., Meriden

LABORER WANTED - Apply inperson between 7am-2pm:Jawor Lumber Inc. 1068 NorthFarms Rd., Wallingford, 06492.NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE!

SSPPOORRTTSSMULTI-MEDIAPRODUCERPART TIME

The Record-Journal is look-ing for someone to helpwith local high school foot-ball coverage for the news-paper and web site on Fri-day and Saturday nights.Duties include uploadingstories, photos and video toweb site. Also helping withnewspaper production.Knowledge of high schoolsports and uploading ofweb sites helpful. Sendresumes to:[email protected]

or Sports EditorRecord-Journal11 Crown St.

Meriden, CT 06450

HELP WANTED

BARBERS Wanted Precision Cutsof 71 North Turnpike Rd, Wlfd islooking for licensed barbers.Contact Ken 203-631-6875

CARPET CLEANING10 Needed. No exp needed.

$400-$1500 + per week. CallMon. or Tues 203-759-1392

DATA PROCESSING – Full Timepolicy processor needed forInsurance Wholesale Agency.Please email resumes to:[email protected]

DRIVERExperienced Reefer Drivers &

Independent Contractors need-ed for Regional Positions.Top of the line equipment andplenty of freight. Call Today!

877-491-1112 orwww.primeinc.com

DDRRIIVVEERRSS Wanted! Valley Cab Cois offering both FT/PT driverpositions. Must have publicservice license. Please call860-479-1555 leave message orEmail: [email protected]

ENTRY LEVEL Lube Tech Wantedfor New Car Dealership inWallingford. Some experiencehelpful, Have own Tools, Vaild CTDrivers License, & Transporta-tion. We offer CompetitiveWages, Paid Uniforms, PaidVacation, Medical Avaliable, 401Avaliable. Please email resumeto [email protected]

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HELP WANTED

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Kelly Services® is hiring tempo-rary drivers for FedEx Ground®,a small-package ground deliverycompany serving business andresidential customers acrossNorth America. You could behired immediately if you meetthese requirements:

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CONDOMINIUMSFOR SALE

WALLINGFORD. $109,900 Neatas a pin! 2 Spacious bedrooms,remodeled kitchen and baths,finished lower level. Easyaccess to major highways. CallNicky Waltzer at 203-265-5618

HELP WANTED

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Lyman Products is seeking a part-time Administrative Assistant.

Responsibilities include:●Providing administrative

assistance to Key managers ●Update monthly reports utili-

ing Excel and Microsoft Word●Develop new reports as

needed ●Answer phones and screen

telephone calls ●Departmental filing ●Data Entry Skills Required ●Proficiency in Microsoft Word

and Excel●Strong communications skills ●Min 3 years experience in

office administration●Flexible Hours

Please send resume [email protected] Or Apply in Person:

Lyman Products475 Smith Street

Middletown, CT 064577


One of Cheshire’s bestknown dining

establishments hasreturned the charm andambience of the former

Waverly Tavern withadded upscale touches.

Come and enjoydelicious mix of steaks,

chops, Italian andseafood dishes in the quiet intimacy of

our totally renovated dining room.

Relax in one of our cozy deep-woodbooths or at our friendly bar.

Outdoor Patio Now Open

We also have a banquet hall with itsown bar area for gatherings of up to

150 people.

Weinvite youto stop byand visitus today.

OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK

LUNCH HOURS: Monday-Sun day 11:30 AM-5 PMDINNER HOURS: Monday-Sunday 5 PM-10 PM

BAR HOURS: Monday-Sunday 11:30 AM-ClosingHAPPY HOUR BUFFET: Monday-Friday 4 PM-7 PM

286 MAPLE AVENUE, CHESHIRE, CTFor reservations, call us at 203-272-2441

THE WAVERLY INNWelcome Back To A Cheshire Dining Tradition!

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Bridal ShowersRehersal Dinners

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