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Adoptable Pets ............... 8

Book Review .................. 2

Classifieds ...................... 7

Community Calendar ...... 2

Fire Log .......................... 2

In Brief ........................... 4

Library Happenings ......... 2

Obituaries ...................... 5

Region 15 School Calendar ...3

Senior Center Events ...... 3

Sports Quiz .................... 6

Varsity Sports Calendar ... 6

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By TERRENCE S. MCAULIFFE

The Middlebury Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) at its April 3 meeting heard recommendations from the Middle-bury Land Trust (MLT) for the 2014 Plan of Conservation and Development (POCD).

State statutes require the POCD to be updated every 10 years; it was last updated in 2001. The Board of Selectmen at its Dec. 10, 2011, meeting awarded a $66,000 con-tract to the Turner-Miller Group for a one-year project to update the plan concurrently with updates to zoning regulations.

Subsequent legislation allowed a slip to 2013, and the current POCD is scheduled to be published in mid-2014. Brian Miller, a principal of Turner-Miller Group and also the Middlebury town planner, used P&Z workshops to gather input from P&Z mem-bers and the public into a draft document.

In his workshops, Miller said a complete revision of the POCD was not necessary

because transportation and roads had not changed much, nor had the open space. He recommended a special focus on “Middle-bury Center Revitalization” that he de-scribed as the commercial area along Route 64 between Ledgewood Park and Bristol Park, an area he said lacked the attributes of a true commercial center.

Alice Hallaran and Donald McRae, MLT committee members, gave an 11-page re-written Open Space and Environment sec-tion of the POCD draft to Miller and each commissioner. Hallaran told Miller she decided to include the complete rewritten text of the 2001 plan in the 2014 plan instead of references because “otherwise no one would ever look at it.” She said sections of the old plans mentioning future goals were rewritten if those things had been accom-plished, citing as an example lake shore buffer setbacks, which had once been goals.

Hallaran told commissioners the open space table in the 2001 POCD was based

on 1990 and 1973 plans, making the data at least 25 years old. She said she worked with MLT member Curtiss B. Smith and Central Naugatuck Valley Council of Gov-ernments (COG) member Kenneth Long to create a table of permanently protected open space and open space that is not pro-tected. The permanently protected space is 1,797 acres or about 15 percent of the town. Unprotected open space is about 2,715 acres or about 23 percent of the town. She offered a high-quality color-coded open-space map produced by Smith and commented about the poor quality of other POCD maps. Miller agreed the quality was poor and said Middlebury is entitled to use the excellent COG digital maps if P&Z asks him to.

The next regular P&Z meeting will be Thursday, May 1, at 7:30 p.m. at Shepardson Community Center.

By TERRENCE S. MCAULIFFE

The Middlebury Land Preservation and Open Space Acquisition Committee (LPOS) at its April 2 meeting discussed Fenn Farm maintenance projects and heard public comments on asbestos removal and repair priorities.

Chairman John Cookson told members the Board of Selectmen (BoS) would need to obtain bids on either painting the main house or residing it with vinyl because the likely cost would exceed $5,000, noting funding for the project depended on Mid-dlebury’s 2014-2015 final budget. He said actual painting over the linseed oil-treated clapboards would require sanding and be cost prohibitive, so vinyl siding or a product

like Rhino Shield would be recommended, noting a technician from Rhino Shield was inspecting the building to determine whether linseed oil presented a problem.

Cookson said a second important Fenn Farm project is a leaky cow barn roof. He said he would meet with First Selectman Edward B. St. John and Public Works De-partment Head Dan Norton to show them the situation. Cookson said Logue Farms in Woodbury would again be doing the sea-sonal fertilization and haying of the fields. He also said he’d apply for renewal of the five-year Conservation Commission wet-lands permits for the farm.

In public comments, Ray Pietrorazio of 764 Charcoal Ave. asked if the Town of Mid-dlebury was obligated by contract to main-

tain the property at Fenn Farm and asked how priorities were set. Cookson said the town was obligated to maintain the prop-erty. He said the LPOS acted only as an advisory committee to the BoS with deci-sions on maintenance or repairs the re-sponsibility of the BoS and public works. Pietrorazio questioned removal of asbestos in a private house still occupied by former owner Robin Fenn, saying state law did not require its removal in that case. Cookson said the house was a public building and Building Inspector Oliver Leduc said it must be removed.

The next regular LPOS meeting will be Wednesday, May 7, at 6 p.m. at Shepardson Community Center.

Land trust suggests pocD changes

Lpos discusses Fenn Farm maintenance

By MARJORIE NEEDHAM

Following public hearings Monday night, Middlebury’s Board of Finance (BoF) voted to approve a proposed $9.97 mil-lion 2014-2015 budget and send it to referendum May 7, and the Region 15 Board of Education (BoE) approved a proposed $64.2 million 2014-2015 budget and voted to send it to referen-dum May 7. If both budgets pass at the polls, the total combined budget for Middlebury taxpayers will be $30.1 million compared to this year’s combined budget of $29.8 million.

Although the total tax increase cannot be determined at this time, the proposed 2014-2015 Region 15 school budget is a 3.67 percent increase over the current school budget and may increase Middlebury’s contribution to $20.1 million compared to its current $19.8 million if the bud-get passes at the polls on May 7. BoF Chairman Michael McCor-mack previously estimated the proposed town budget would increase taxes 2.8 percent.

The two public hearings Mon-day night were a study in con-trasts. At the first hearing, in the Middlebury firehouse on Tucker Hill road, residents spoke and shared their thoughts on the budget. At the second hearing, in AP Room 105 at Pomperaug High School, residents made no comments on the budget. How-ever, at the BoE meeting follow-ing the public hearing, three of the four Middlebury BoE mem-bers made up for the residents’ silence, with Francis Brennan, Paul Babarik and John Cookson making statements about the budget before casting their votes. All three spoke against increased spending, but Brennan was the only one to cast a “no” vote. Af-terwards Brennan said, “How can you speak against a budget and then vote for it?”

Brennan wasn’t the only BoE member to vote against the bud-get. He was joined by Richard Spierto, also of Middlebury, who made no statement prior to cast-ing his no vote, and Southbury BoE member Janet Butkus, who also did not make a statement.

Speaking before the vote, Brennan announced he would not vote for the budget. He thanked Superintendent of Schools Regina Botsford and the members of the BoE for their work on the budget. Then he said BoE members have two respon-sibilities: one is educational and the other is fiduciary. He said King Solomon’s law seems to apply to the two, with the fidu-ciary responsibility seldom get-ting its due.

He noted his vote is a “dou-ble-discounted vote.” This refers to the fact that the 10-member BoE has four members from Mid-dlebury and six members from Southbury. Middlebury mem-bers can never carry a vote with-out support from Southbury BoE members.

The situation at the polls is the same: Middlebury has roughly 5,200 registered voters; South-bury has roughly 13,300. If just half the Southbury voters turn

out and all vote for the Region 15 budget, Middlebury voters can’t defeat the budget even if they all turn out and all vote against it.

Brennan went on to say, “It’s not good to go with the flow and the majority.” He said he was having a hard time explaining to Middlebury residents why the school population was decreas-ing but the school budget was increasing.

He said we have to look to the future at possible increased costs due to health care and common core. “We may have expenses that collapse the middle class,” he said. Because of his concerns for the future, he said he would cast a “no” vote.

Middlebury BoE member Paul Babarik spoke next. He said he recognized the need to improve our educational system, but said he was concerned taxpayers will not be able to meet increased costs. He noted the national rate of inflation is 1.5 percent com-pared to the proposed budget’s 3.67 percent increase.

Babarik said the BoE cannot keep putting escalating costs on the backs of taxpayers. “I am not pleased with the increases,” he said, “but I recognize most are out of the control of the board.” Babarik urged the BoE to look at the budget for next year “with a fervent desire to meet needs at a lower cost.” He then announced he would vote “yes” for the bud-get due to unavoidable costs.

Middlebury BoE member John Cookson said, “The tax-payer can no longer afford tax increases from Southbury, Mid-dlebury and Region 15. The el-derly and even common every-day people in their 20s and 30s are needing fuel assistance.” He said there must be no more bud-get expansion. However, he said he would support the current budget.

Responding to Babarik’s state-ment, Southbury BoE member Marion Manzo said she believed there had been a fervent com-mitment to do more with less in the preparation of the proposed budget. She said, “Mrs. Botsford started at zero and built budgets from there.” Manzo said she thought the budget had been reduced as much as possible.

Southbury member Steven Suriani said the region is down 500 students from its peak en-rollment of 4500 students in 2009, and the budget has been responding to declining enroll-ment over the years. He said sev-eral dozen staff positions have been eliminated, and he noted that Region 15 Finance Director Keith McLiverty has found a number of ways to cut costs. Suri-ani said he supports Babarik’s suggestion the BoE continue to look for ways to cut the budget, but said he hated to see common core become the “whipping boy” in the discussion of educational costs.

Following these comments, a voice vote was taken on moving the budget to referendum. Three members voted against it: Bren-nan, Spierto and Butkus. Seven “yes” votes were cast by Babarik,

town, Region 15 budgets approved for referendum

– See Budget on page 4

Some 65 or so senior citizens gathered at Shepardson Community Center in Middlebury for a “Spring Fling” luncheon Wednesday. Folks from Woodbury, Watertown, Waterbury and Naugatuck joined folks from Middlebury to enjoy a meal, entertainment, door prizes and a raffle, all hosted by the Middlebury Senior Center. (Marjorie Needham photo)

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middleburyMiddle School Masterminds

Middle School Masterminds for students in grades five to eight will meet Monday, April 14, from 2 to 4 p.m. to finish their board game and plan their next project. Please call the library at 203-758-2634 or stop by to sign up.

Breakfast at the libraryChildren in grades K through

five can join a special breakfast at the library Tuesday, April 15, at 9 a.m. Enjoy cereal, orange juice and milk while Neil Gai-man’s “Fortunately, the Milk” is read aloud. Please call the li-brary at 203-758-2634 or stop by to sign up.

Ukrainian Easter egg decorating

Tuesday, April 15, at 4:30 p.m., adults will learn the art of pysanky, Ukrainian Easter egg decorating. Call 203-758-2634 to sign up. Space is limited for this adult program; nonresidents may sign up on the waiting list. You may bring you own snacks to the program.

Naugatuck Valley Genealogy Club meeting

The Naugatuck Valley Gene-alogy Club will meet Saturday, April 12, at 10:30 a.m. in the Lar-kin Room at the library. Follow-ing a brief business meeting, Marian Wood will present a pro-gram on “Using Genealogy Mes-sage Boards and Blogs.” Wood will show a variety of tips and tricks for searching different on-line message boards (Ancestry, Cousin Connect, and GenFo-rum) to find information on an-cestors and the places where they might have lived. She also will discuss how to write an ef-fective genealogy query.

Wood is a professional mar-keter turned textbook author who has been tracing her family tree for more than 15 years. The public is invited and admission is free. For more information, visit the club website at www.naugatuckvalleygenealogyclub.org or call Dick Kreitner at 203-881-8181.

Preparing to gardenKimberly Kent will discuss

preparing the earth for spring planting Tuesday, April 15, at 6:30 p.m. She will cover simple soil tests, amendments and

tilling and will bring an assort-ment of perennials with her. Kent has been an associate of The Garden in Woodbury for 14 years. Kent also maintains and designs gardens for her com-pany, Wild At Heart. Call the library to register for this pro-gram. Light refreshments will be served.

Mystery Book Discus-sion Group

The Mystery Book Discussion Group will meet Thursday, April 17, at 6 p.m. to discuss “Shutter Island” by Dennis Lehane. New members are welcome.

Trivia GameThis month, you can can pick

up a “Libraries in the Movies” trivia game at the library. Each completed game will be placed in a drawing to win one of three prizes. First prize is two tickets to the May 2 performance of “Hair” at the Palace Theater, sec-ond prize is a Town Tavern gift card and third prize is a Middle-bury Baking Co. gift card. All entries must be turned in by April 30.

The Middlebury Public Li-brary is at 30 Crest Road. The telephone number is 203-758-2634, and the website is middle-burypubliclibrary.org.

naugatuckBook sale

The Friends of the Whittemore Library book sale will be in the Nellie Beatty Room at the library Friday, April 11, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m and Saturday, April 12, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Admission is free. Books will include adult and chil-dren’s fiction and nonfiction with a large selection of science fiction and fantasy (1950s to the present).

Whittemore Book ClubThe Whittemore Book Club will

meet Tuesday, April 15, at 7 p.m. in the main reading room. The se-lected reading is “In the Garden of Good and Evil” by John Berendt. Shots rang out in Savannah’s grand-est mansion in the misty, early morning hours of May 2, 1981. Was it murder or self-defense?

Computer basicsLearn the basics of computers

at the “Whittemore Computer Academy.” Want to know about using the Internet, email or how to type documents? Call the library at 203-729-4591 to get the class schedule or sign up for a class.

MeditationThe ongoing meditation prac-

tice will meet Tuesday, April 22, from 6 to 6:45 p.m. in the Reading Room. It consists of periods of meditation with time for discus-sion. Please arrive by 5:50 p.m. as they start on time.

Dating tips“Spring into Dating: Seven Sim-

ple Tips to Build Confidence and Make Dating Easier” will be pre-sented by Ronnie Ryan Tuesday, April 22, at 6:30 p.m. This fun and informative workshop will em-power you with dating skills and build your confidence when dat-ing. Call the library 203-729-4591 to register for this free and fun event or ask for more information.

The Howard Whittemore Me-morial Library is at 243 Church St. in Naugatuck. For informa-tion, call 203-729-4591 or visit whittemorelibrary.org.

southburyWednesday movie

The Wednesday afternoon movie April 16 at 1 p.m. in the Kingsley Meeting Room is the last Fred Astaire/Ginger Rogers movie, released in 1949. They play a show-biz husband and wife team divided by career ambitions. It’s their only film in color and in which Rogers sings. Oscar Levant joins them among the cast.

Due to licensing and copyright agreements, film titles cannot be listed. The room has surround-sound theater with a listening sys-tem available. This program is free and open to the public.

Shake-Scene with Stephen Collins

Celebrate William Shake-speare’s 450th anniversary with actor Stephen Collins, who will present his original one-man show “Shake-Scene,” Saturday, April 26, at 1 p.m. in the Kingsley meeting room. From the evil machinations of Richard III to the philosophical bantering of Falstaff to the brilliant oratory of Brutus and Antony, Collins brings the bard’s words to life. Shakespeare’s tragedies, come-dies, histories and sonnets are all represented in this exciting show.

Collins grew up in Cambridge, Mass., and received a bachelor’s degree from UMass Boston. After 20-plus years in a sales career, he is back doing what he truly loves – performing and teaching. He has recently been teaching sem-inars on Whitman, Hardy, Shake-speare, Frost and contemporary poetry at locations throughout the country. “Shake-Scene,” the newest addition to his repertoire, has met rave reviews.

This program is sponsored by the Library Board of Director’s Gift Fund. Registration is re-quired. Call 203-262-0626, ext. 130, to register.

Photography exhibitThe photography show/ex-

hibit series “Our Natural World – A World Like We’ve Never Seen” by Jeff Pudlinski will be on display in the Gloria Cachion Gallery in the Southbury Public Library until Sunday, May 4. Pudlinski is an award-winning self-taught photographer who has won more than 275 awards along with two international fea-tures for his photography.

For more information, call 203-262-0626 or visit www.southburylibrary.org. The library is at 100 Poverty Road in South-bury.

WoodburyEssential oils in your

medicine cabinetTuesday, April 15, 7 p.m. Mi-

chelle Wenis will discuss the benefits of essential oils. Learn how you might improve your health with the use of certified pure, therapeutic-grade essen-tial oils. Wenis has incorpo-rated essential oils into her business and has learned a lot about their benefits. See www.greenwomanvc.wordpress.com or www.facebook.com/likegwyc.

Awesome evening for teens

Teens are invited to an “Eve-ning of Awesome” Thursday, April 17, at 7 p.m. In celebration of the upcoming movie, “The Fault in Our Stars,” and all things John Green, teens can drop into the teen department and share their thoughts about John Green books, the movie and read-alikes over pizza bagels and make John Green book-inspired crafts and have a chance to win awesome prizes.

Little clay crittersSaturday, April 19, at 2 p.m.,

teens in grades six and higher are invited to create little animals with polymer clay. Using the book “Clay Creation Workshop” for inspiration, teens can make colorful clay animals to take home. All materials will be pro-vided. Drop in any time between 2 and 4 p.m.

Art exhibitBarbara Rose Romaine’s first

public art show is the April ex-hibit at the library. Her art is vivid, colorful, and entertaining to the eye. Her two collections being shown are “Dancing Peo-ple,” and “Humans in The Wild.” Most of her pieces are on felt mat board done with pen and chalk pastel; other works are done in watercolor and ink. See her work at www.barbararoseromaine.com.

For more information, call 203-263-3502 or visit www.woodburylibraryct.org. The li-brary is at 269 Main St. S. in Woodbury.

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“Jack the Ripper: The Forgotten Victims”

by Paul Begg and John Bennett

(Yale University Press, $35)Reviewed by Larry Cox

More than 100 nonfiction books have been written about Jack the Ripper and a series of murders that occurred during the late summer and fall of 1888 in London. Most Ripperologists, a term coined to describe the study of the case by both profes-sionals and amateurs, agree that Jack the Ripper murdered at least five women: Mary Ann Nichols, Anne Chapman, Elizabeth Stride, Catherine Eddowes and Mary Jane Kelly.

Shortly after these five mur-ders occurred, police surgeon Thomas Bond was asked if he thought the murders were the work of one man. He did, and he based his opinion on the fact that the first four victims had had their throats cut from left to right and in the same basic circum-stances. The exception was Mary Jane Kelly, who was killed, not on the street, but in her home and in such a frenzy that it was impossible to determine in which direction the fatal cut was made.

Although most books have focused on these five women, a

fascinating new work by Paul Begg and John Bennett suggests there might have been others ... the Ripper’s “forgotten victims.” Begg is a world authority on Jack the Ripper and has written ex-tensively about the case, includ-ing “Jack the Ripper: The Defin-itive History” and as a major contributor to “Jack the Ripper: A to Z.” Bennett, in addition to his writing about the case, also is known for his widely ac-claimed walking tours of Whitechapel that include many of the Ripper murder sites.

The authors focus on about a dozen female victims who were attacked during this same bloody period. They consider various suspects and theories, revealing the lengths to which some have gone to unmask Jack the Ripper. This is an important book and explores the intriguing question of why these Victorian-era mur-ders continue to generate inter-est and titillation after more than 125 years.

(c) 2014 King Features Synd., Inc.

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Monday, April 14Passover Begins at Sundown

Tuesday, April 15Income Tax Returns DueCommission on Aging9:30 a.m. ........................................................ Shepardson Room 26

Water Pollution Control Authority7:30 p.m. ........................................................ Shepardson Room 26

Wednesday, April 16Beautification Committee6:30 p.m. ....................................................... Shepardson, Room 26

Thursday, April 17Safety and Health Committee12:30 p.m. ..........................................Town Hall Conference Room

Friday, April 18Good Friday Holiday

Town Offices, Library and Transfer Station Closed

Calendar dates/times are subject to change.If your organization would like your event included in the community calendar, please email the information to [email protected].

Date Time Address/Incident04-01 04:15 86 Woodland. Fire alarm activation. Mal-

functioning smoke detector.04-01 13:40 389 Watertown Road. Fire alarm activation.

Homeowner pushed the wrong button on the system.

04-01 15:19 106 Glenwood Ave. CO alarm activation. Possible furnace delayed ignition. Zero reading recorded on meter.

04-04 06:51 271 Burr Hall Road. Illegal burn. Pallets being burned. Told workers to extinguish them.

04-05 09:34 7 George St. Fire alarm activation. Food on the stove. Natural ventilation used.

04-05 20:22 5 Kimberwick Court. Gas leak caused by gas burner turned on accidentally without flame starting. Natural ventilation. Zero readings on meter.

The Middlebury Republican Town Committee is seeking Re-publican volunteers interested in filling open positions on town committees and boards. The Board of Selectmen makes its appointments to boards and commissions according to mi-nority representation rules and often follows suggestions for qualified candidates from the Republican and Democratic Town Committees. The following positions are open:

Beautification Committee – The Beautification Committee conducts studies and imple-

ments plantings and improve-ments to beautify Middlebury, subject to approval by the Board of Selectmen. It meets the third Wednesday of every month

Greater Waterbury Cable Council – The Greater Waterbury Cable Council represents the residents and public access sta-tion in dealing with the cable television company licensed by the Connecticut Department of Public Utility Control. It meets bimonthly on the second Wednesday.

Economic and Industrial De-velopment Commission – The

Economic and Industrial Devel-opment Commission consists of seven members appointed by the First Selectman for terms of five years on a rotating basis as terms expire to perform the duties pre-scribed in Section 7-136 of the General Statutes. It meets monthly on the fourth Tuesday.

Conservation Commission – The Conservation Commission consists of seven members ap-pointed by the First Selectman for terms of four years on a ro-tating basis as terms expire to perform the duties prescribed in Section 7-131a of the General

Statutes. It meets monthly on the last Tuesday.

The Northwest Connecticut Public Safety Communications Commission also has an open-ing, but further information on that position is not available.

Middlebury Republicans may express their interest in a posi-tion with a letter to the Middle-bury Republican Town Commit-tee, P.O. Box 1206, Middlebury, CT 06762. Alternatively, they may send an email to [email protected].

Republicans seek volunteers

Memorial Middle School (MMS) eighth-grader Clara Ma of Middlebury submitted the win-ning design for the annual MMS T-shirt design contest. The T-shirt features a white Mustang horse in full gallop across the front, with green block letters “MMS” placed prominently below.

This year the contest was judged by Teal Williams, a mar-keting senior vice president at Alcone Marketing Group, along with her design staff. The annual contest is coordinated by MMS art tech teacher Jessica Machacek.

The 2014 T-shirts are available

for sale for $12 each or two for $20 at most major MMS events when parents are involved, or by con-tacting the Spirit Wear chair-person, Jen Calitri, at [email protected]. The shirts also will be on sale at the Middlebury Ele-mentary School/Long Meadow Elementary School parent fifth-grade information night at the end of May.

“We hope parents of incoming sixth graders will want to buy a Memorial T-shirt to get their chil-dren excited about coming to MMS next year,” said PTO Presi-dent Chris Sutherland.

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Memorial Middle School (MMS) eighth-grader Clara Ma holds a T-shirt imprinted with her design. Ma won the annual MMS T-shirt design contest. (Submitted photo)

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Free tax helpFree income tax assistance is

provided at the senior center by the AARP Tax Aide program for low- to moderate-income tax-payers of all ages, with special attention to those 60 and older.

Call 203-577-4166 to obtain additional information or sched-ule an appointment with a cer-tified AARP Tax Aide counselor.

Commission on Aging meeting

The next Commission on Aging meeting will be Tuesday, April 15, at 9:30 a.m. All inter-ested persons are welcome to attend.

Computer classesSean Howard from the Mid-

dlebury Senior Center’s com-puter lab is giving classes on Windows 8. Students who wish to learn Windows 8 are asked to bring their laptops.

Sean also teaches basic to ad-vanced personal computer skills for Windows 7 and 8. He can be reached from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. To make an appointment, call 203-577-4166, ext. 711.

There is a $15 hourly fee. Or you can sign up for four classes for $25. Each class is approxi-mately one hour long. You don’t have to be a senior citizen to take advantage of these classes.

Table tennisJoin Rene Cunningham for

some table tennis at Shepardson Community Center every Wednesday morning from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. There is no charge.

Upcoming closingThe Middlebury Senior Center

will be closed Friday, April 18, in observance of Good Friday.

Trips

IKEAThe Middlebury minibus will

go to IKEA in New Haven Thurs-day, April 24, leaving the senior

center at 9:30 a.m. It will be back at the senior center by 3 p.m. To reserve your seat, call 203-577-4166.

IKEA offers its customers a wide range of well-designed, functional home furnishing products at prices so low that as many people as possible can af-ford them. There is a café in IKEA so you can have lunch right in-side.

Falls Avenue Senior Center events for area adults 55 and older follow. Reservations are required and can be made by calling 860-945-5250. Please speak with a staff member when calling as the senior center does not accept voice-mail reservations. The cen-ter is at 311 Falls Ave. in Oakville, Conn.

Strength, sculpt and tone

The center’s free, 30-minute strength, sculpt and tone exercise class meets each Tuesday at 8:45 a.m. While sculpting and improving strength and balance, participants work muscles to tone them and get some cardiovascular training at the same time. Kimberly Johnston of Fitness at the Edge in Middlebury teaches this class. Please register by the Monday before each class. Apple Rehab of Watertown spon-sors this 10-week class.

Behind the scenes at Stop & Shop

Get a behind-the-scenes tour of the local Stop & Shop Tuesday, April 15, at 10 a.m. The senior bus is available to transport 19 seniors from their residences or the senior center. Reservations are needed by April 14.

Social services assistance

Older adults in need of social services assistance may meet with Jim Dunn from the Western Con-necticut Area Agency on Aging Wednesday, April 16, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Dunn provides one-on-one sessions to answers questions

and provide resources. Reserva-tions are not needed.

Hearing loss talkDr. Susan Meissner from Profes-

sional Hearing Aid Centers in Wa-terbury will present “The Impact of Hearing Loss on Family and Quality of Life” Wednesday, April 16, at 9:30 a.m. Following her pre-sentation, she will conduct free 15-minute hearing screenings be-ginning at 10:15 a.m. and ending at noon. Reservations are needed by April 15.

Medium to discuss bookConnecticut medium and para-

normal investigator Sydney Sher-man will discuss her book, “You Are Not Alone: Our Loved Ones Are Here ... You’re Just Not Listening,” Wednesday, April 16, at 2 p.m. Sher-man’s book outlines her passage from confusion to acceptance of her relationships with the many spirits that inhabit her everyday world. Frustrated with media sen-sationalism and misinformation about the afterlife and contact with spiritual entities, she decided to “come out” with her secret and hopes to provide clarity and under-standing of the paranormal. Res-ervations are needed by April 15.

Reflexology sessionsThursday, April 17, beginning at

8:30 a.m., certified reflexologist Kim Stewart will offer 20-minute reflex-ology sessions for your hands or feet. The cost is $15. Reservations are needed by April 16.

Police dog trainingWatertown Police Corporal Da-

vid Marinaro will introduce his K-9

partner, Enzo, and discuss police dog training Thursday, April 17, at 9:30 a.m. Reservations are needed by April 16.

Medical marijuana production

Learn about Theraplant, Water-town’s medical marijuana produc-tion facility, Monday, April 21, at 9:30 a.m. Ethan Ruby, president and CEO of Theraplant, will provide information about the medical marijuana that will be manufac-tured in Watertown. Reservations are needed by April 17.

Mohegan Sun tripThe senior bus is available to

transport 20 seniors to the Mohe-gan Sun Casino Tuesday, April 22, at 8:30 a.m. The cost is $10, which includes transportation only. When making a reservation, please indi-cate if the senior bus is transporting you from your home or the center.

The bus will depart from the center at 8:30 a.m. and will leave the casino promptly at 2:30 p.m. for the return trip to Watertown. There will not be a scheduled stop for dinner.

Reservations are needed in per-son by April 21. Payment is required when making your reservation. The trip will be canceled if there are fewer than 10 reservations.

Bible studyNew Hope Anglican Church of-

fers a nondenominational Bible study every Friday at 10 a.m. at the center. Join other seniors for the study and discussion. Reservations are not required.

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If you were to get to the point where you were forgetting to eat or take your medications, how long would it be before someone noticed a change in your routine?

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Here’s how it works: Small monitors (six of them, each the size of a quarter) are attached to various items in the home the pill container, refrigerator door, TV remote, keychain, front door that you touch or move on a daily basis. The idea is to attach the monitors to things that are sure to be a clue that all is not well if the monitors aren’t moved. The sensors get to know your habits.

The Lively Sensor gets the signals in a central hub in your house (you don’t need Internet). Your loved ones can use a cell phone or computer to check the “log” of your activities.

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If you’re not on the Internet and don’t always get the latest photos of your grandkids, there’s the LivelyGram. It’s mailed to your house twice a month with pictures and messages from your family as part of the Lively setup.

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Woodbury egg huntWoodbury Parks and Recre-

ation will host the 2014 Egg Hunt Saturday, April 12, at Hollow Park at 10 a.m. SHARP! It’s a rain or shine event. Wear your prettiest or funniest spring bonnet, bring your basket and join the Easter Bunny at the Hollow.

Take your child’s photo with the Easter Bunny before the race. Then they can race to fill their basket with chocolate eggs hid-den in the fields. This is a lot of fun for children up to the age of 10. The Easter Bunny will arrive at 9:30 a.m., and the egg hunt will start at 10 a.m.

This is a free event but an op-tional nonperishable food dona-tion for the Woodbury Food Bank will be appreciated.

Southbury Easter egg hunt, ribbon cuttingSouthbury’s Easter egg hunt,

followed by a ribbon-cutting cer-emony, will be held at Ballantine Park Saturday, April 12, at 10 a.m. sharp. The park is at 611 Old Field Road in Southbury. The hunt is open to children up to age 12. Come with a basket or bag to hold your candy and eggs, and bring your camera to take pictures with the Easter Bunny! There is no fee for the egg hunt, but participants are asked to bring a nonperishable food item for the Southbury Food Bank.

Immediately following the egg hunt, the new Ballantine Park playground will be unveiled with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 11 a.m. Make plans to stay and en-joy the latest addition to South-bury’s many parks. The rain date is April 19.

Friendly’s Easter Seals fundraiser

Friendly’s Ice Cream LLC is having a fundraiser through April 27 to benefit Easter Seals Camp Friendly’s programs up and down the East Coast. This year’s campaign features two new ele-ments. For a $2 donation to Eas-ter Seals, kids will receive their kids meal served on a Friendly’s Frisbee, and for a $1 donation, guests can get a discount card good for 10 percent off all pur-chases through May 18. The do-

nations will go to Easter Seals Camp Friendly’s.

Visit your local Friendly’s Restaurant and make a donation to help create life-changing ex-periences for kids with disabili-ties. You and your family can enjoy this valuable offer from Friendly’s while you create a fu-ture of hope for other families in your community. Area Friendly’s are at 544 Reidville Drive in Wa-terbury, 130 Rubber Ave. in Nau-gatuck, 48 Berlin Road in Crom-well, 519 Heritage Village in Southbury, 408 Queen St. in Southington and 497 Farmington Ave. in Bristol. For more infor-mation visit www.waterburyct.easterseals.com or www.friend-lys.com.

Literacy volunteer training

Literacy Volunteers of Greater Waterbury is accepting registra-tions for its spring session of

volunteer orientations. Individ-uals interested in learning more about volunteer opportunities in English as a Second Language are encouraged to attend one of the sessions. The next session will be Tuesday, April 15, from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. in the Nellie Beatty meeting room at the Howard Whittemore Memorial Library at 243 Church St. in Nau-gatuck.

For more information about the program or to register for the orientation, call Vanessa Vowe at 203-754-1164 or email [email protected].

Chase Collegiate School to host college fair

Chase Collegiate School will host a college fair Thursday, April 17, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at the Goss Field House on the Chase Colle-giate School campus at 565 Chase Parkway in Waterbury. Approximately 100 colleges and

universities will be in atten-dance, including Boston Univer-sity, Carnegie Mellon University, the University of California at Los Angeles, the University of Con-necticut and Vanderbilt Univer-sity. For a complete list of attend-ees, please visit www.chasecol-legiate.org.

High school students and their parents from all area schools are welcome to attend this informal opportunity to speak with college admission representatives from across the country to learn more about their academic programs, admissions process and oppor-tunities for scholarships and fi-nancial aid. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, call the Upper School Office at 203-236-9534.

Heritage Village Concert

Phoebus Three (Igor Begel-man, clarinet; Larisa Gelman, bassoon; Anna Khanina, piano) will return to perform Sunday, April 20, at 3 p.m. in Sarah Cooke Hall in Heritage Village. Their program will feature Glinka (Three Russian Songs), Gershwin (Three Preludes), Piazzolla, Iradier, Mendelssohn (Concert Piece No. 1) and more.

The concert is open to the general public and there is ample parking and handicapped ac-cess. A reception will follow the concert. Single tickets are $20 at the door. For information or res-ervations, call 203-405-1910.

Waterbury Chorale concert

The Waterbury Chorale’s spring concert, “The Genius of Mozart,” will be Sunday, April 27, at 4 p.m. at St. John’s Episcopal Church on the green in Water-bury. It will feature the “Great Mass in C minor, K 427.” The chorale is directed by Joseph Ja-covino Jr. Soloists will be Marissa Famiglietti, Marianna Vagnini, Jeffrey Hartman and Shace Ap-land.

Tickets are $20 in advance; $25 at the door. They may be pur-chased from chorale members or online at www.waterburycho-rale.org.

The Easter Bunny is shown at Hollow Park in Woodbury during a previous Easter Egg Hunt. The bunny will return for this year’s egg hunt Saturday, April 12, at 9:30 a.m. (Submitted photo)

Cookson and Southbury BoE members Jennifer Connelly, Suriani, Manzo, Sharon Guck and Chairman Patricia Perry. Voters from Middlebury and Southbury will cast their votes at the polls Wednesday, May 7.

At the earlier Middlebury town budget hearing, Ingrid Manning, president of the Lake Quassa-paug Association, was among those who spoke. She asked the Board of Finance to consider re-storing to the budget the $10,000 contribution to the association it had removed. The money was intended to go towards a pro-gram to deal with invasive aquatic weeds in the lake.

“Lake Quassapaug is an im-portant asset to the town,” Man-ning said. She said it serves 300 people at the Middlebury Recre-ation Area, and landowners around the lake, some of whom live in very expensive homes, pay taxes to the town. “If the lake is not cared for, it will not stay in good condition,” she said. She said members of the association, which was formed last year, have contributed nearly $20,000 in private donations to improve the lake. “I feel the town’s contribu-tion is important as it partners with the association,” she said.

She said towns around Ban-tam Lake contribute $20,000 to-wards the lake as do towns around Lake Warren. Other lakes also are supported in part by towns. Despite Manning’s plea,

the BoF did not restore the $10,000 to the budget at its meet-ing immediately following the budget hearing.

Bob Berger of Bona Road said he was concerned with excessive frills at the town garage. Refer-ring to the public works depart-ment’s vehicles, he said, “I don’t know why we have to paint ev-erything Mayberry green.” He also said he saw no need for pin striping and chrome wheels on town vehicles.

He complimented Board of Finance chairman Michael Mc-Cormack and the Board of Fi-nance for the budget they pre-sented, but said he thinks the public works department’s bud-get could be trimmed the most.

He said the sides of the road he lives on were mowed once by the town last summer while the area up by Abbot Farms was mowed so often it looked like a golf course.

“Why do we discriminate against certain people in certain neighborhoods?” Berger asked.

He also said he saw a public works department employee pulling weeds by hand at the transfer station and thought that was inappropriate use of the em-ployee’s time.

He said he didn’t think 125,000 miles was excessive mileage for the car Building Official Oliver LeDuc uses. As for the car’s need for an exhaust system, he said a top-of-the-line exhaust might run $1,00 compared to $25,000 to $30,000 for a new car.

Editor’s note: Purchase of a new vehicle for the building de-partment was never in the bud-get. What was in the budget was $5,900 for a leased vehicle. The BoF reduced that amount to zero.

Raymond Pietrorazio spoke in support of Manning’s plea to have the $10,000 donation to the Lake Quassapaug Association restored. “I think we should sup-port them,” he said.

Berger then said he had men-tioned at a Planning and Zoning Commission meeting two years ago that the town is violating the

Americans with Disabilities Act. He said he has difficulty hearing, and the town needs to buy a pub-lic address system to use at com-mission and board meetings so attendees can hear what is said. “I know people who don’t attend meetings because they can’t hear what is said,” Berger said.

Patricia Clark asked where money from the sale of fire de-partment vehicles goes. McCor-mack responded it goes into the general fund. However, he said since the BoF had cut $10,000 from the fire department’s bud-get, the money from the current sale of a fire truck is earmarked for the fire department. He said the money will go into the gen-eral fund first.

Following the public hearing, Chairman Michael McCormack left due to illness. Vice-chairman Vincent Cipriano chaired the BoF meeting, at which the BoF made two final adjustments to the budget. Neither was in re-sponse to residents’ comments. The first was to reduce by $11,667

the line item for Northwest Com-munications dispatcher services, lowering that amount to $234,000 from $245,667. The second was a reduction of $7,500 for tempo-rary salaries in the building de-partment, which lowered it to $12,500. The $7,500 was moved to the general contingency fund.

This lowered the total town budget to $9.97 million. BoF members voted unanimously to send that amount to the voters at the May 7 referendum.

The approved budget of $9.97 million compares to a current town budget of $10.1 million. However, McCormack previously predicted taxes would increase 2.8 percent due to a revenue shortfall for 2014-2015 because less money was used from the unassigned fund. For the 2013-2014 budget, $518,000 was taken from the unassigned fund bal-ance and used as revenue. For 2014-2015, $95,000 from the un-assigned fund balance was counted as revenue.

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If you’ve been saving money as an Amazon Prime member, you likely received an email that started like this, “We are writing to provide you advance notice that the price of your Prime member-ship will be increasing. The an-nual rate will be $99 when your membership renews on ...” (Re-newals before April 17, 2014, will be at the old $79 rate.) If your an-nual membership doesn’t expire immediately, you have time to consider what you want to do next.

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• If you’re a movie and television fan, look at other options for free streaming of movies and television shows. Check

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same: zero. (For the treadmill above, the non-Prime shipping cost would be $49.95.)

• Amazon can be handy. If you have physical limitations or live in a place with few stores to shop at, or if you’re in a perpet-ual time crunch, it can be a life-line to know that merchandise (including food) can be deliv-ered to your door in two days.

• If you’re not a big fan of movies or television shows and don’t really care if they’re the very latest, Amazon has a fairly de-cent selection of 40,000 shows you can watch for free.

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Michael Thomas Cullinan Jr., 78, of Stamford, husband of Catherine (Ro-manello) Cullinan, passed away peace-fully after a battle with cancer at his

daughter Linda’s home on April 4. Michael was born in Stamford Dec 1, 1935, to Michael Cullinan of County Clare, Ireland and Margaret Theresa Cunningham of Cork, Ire-land. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.

Michael worked many years as an electrical draftsman, and upon re-tiring, he and his wife, Catherine, moved to Florida. In addition to his beloved wife, Catherine, Michael is survived by a sister, Mary Ball of Florida, and a brother, Joseph Cull-inan of Darien; his children, John Romanello and his wife, Linda, of Manchester, N.H.; Linda Gabelman of Middlebury; Cathy McCabe and her husband, Kerry, of Oxford; Patrick and his wife, Diane, of Opp, Ala.; and Michael III and his wife, Mary, of Middletown; his grandchil-dren: Sheri, Keith, Patrick Jr. ,Eric, Nicole, Allison, Sean and Drew; and his great-grandchildren: Colby, Cameron and Bently.

A memorial Mass will be cele-brated Saturday, April 12, at 9 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church at 37 Schuyler Ave. in Stamford. Inter-ment will be in St. John Cemetery on Camp Avenue in Darien.

Arrangements are by the Leo P. Gallagher and Son Funeral Home of Stamford. In lieu of flowers, dona-tions may be made to St. Jude, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 and VA Veterans Affairs. Online con-dolences may be made at www.leopgallagherstamford.com.

Helene D. NalloLoving Mother,

Grandmother and Great-grandmother

Mrs. Helene D. (Genovese) Nallo, passed away peace-fully Saturday, April 5, 2014, at Apple Rehab in Water-town. She was the devoted wife of the

late Orlando Nallo. Mrs. Nallo was born July 24, 1917,

in Waterbury, a daughter of the late Michael and Grace (Lembo) Gen-ovese. She was a lifelong resident of Waterbury, who retired to Wolcott in 1980.

Helene was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grand-mother. Her greatest joy was time spent with her family. She was an avid baker and talented seamstress and will be missed by all who knew her.

She leaves two daughters: Grace LeClerc of Waterbury and Lucy Calabro and her husband, Sebastian, of Middlebury; three grandchildren: Bryan LeClerc and his wife, Mary, of Fairfield; Kenneth LeClerc and his wife, Eileen, of Bethlehem; and Mi-chael Calabro of Trumbull; four great-grandchildren: Kathleen Le-Clerc and Jessica LeClerc of Bethle-hem and Sarah LeClerc and Chris-topher LeClerc of Fairfield. Mrs. Nallo was predeceased by her be-loved brother, Anthony Genovese and her sister, Jean Cipollone.

The family wishes to thank the

staff of the Taft unit at Apple for the kindness, care and friendship of-fered to Helene and her family dur-ing her long illness.

The Mass of Christian Burial was Tuesday at Our Lady of Lourdes Church. Burial was to follow in Cal-vary Cemetery in Waterbury.

For more information and online condolences, visit www.maiorano-funeralhome.com.

Irene PuglieseWife, Mother, Homemaker

Mrs. Irene (Forte) Pugliese, formerly of Waterbury, passed away peacefully April 4 at Beacon Brook Health Center in Naugatuck after a brief illness. She was

the beloved wife of the late Rocco A. Pugliese.

She leaves her devoted children, Rocco M. Pugliese and his wife, Velma, of Woodbury and Sandra J. Cutrali and her husband, Bart, of Waterbury. She also leaves four grandchildren: Bart R. Cutrali and his wife, Maria, of Middlebury; David Cutrali of Waterbury; Rebecca Aziz and her husband, Andy, of East Brunswick, N.J.; and Nathan Pugliese and his fiancée, Tamar Eckstein, of Hoboken, N.J.; six great-grandchil-dren: Michael, Christopher and Ga-briella Cutrali of Middlebury and Abigail, Henry and Spencer Aziz of East Brunswick, N.J. She leaves two half-sisters, Margaret Rigsby and her husband, Ray, of Elkhart, Ind., and Aurelia Battiste of Union City, Conn.; two half-brothers, Nick Apollo Forte and his wife, Rosalie, of Prospect and Julio Mascolo of Elkhart, Ind.; and a stepbrother, Frank Dest and his wife, Rita, of Middlebury. She leaves sev-eral nieces, nephews, and cousins. She was predeceased by several brothers and sisters.

Mrs. Pugliese was born in Water-bury Oct. 26, 1916, a daughter of the late Nicola and Pauline (Sorbo) Forte. She grew up in Waterbury and in Elkhart, Ind., and was a graduate of Lincoln School in Elkhart.

She met her husband, Rocco, one summer night at a carnival during the Great Depression, and they were mutually smitten. Not wishing to burden their parents with the ex-pense of a wedding, they quietly made off to Brewster, N.Y. on a tor-rentially rainy November day, where they were married by a justice of the peace. The $2 it cost for the cere-mony resulted in a marriage of nearly 75 years. To the great relief of Rocco’s mother, the saintly Mrs. Car-mela Pugliese, their marriage was subsequently solemnized at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Water-bury by the kindly Rev. Edward J. Farrell.

Irene and Rocco worked in fac-tories, lived in a four-room flat, had children, saved their money and eventually built a house – literally. Rocco did most of the construction on land given to him by his beloved mother.

Though she worked full time in factories, usually in quality control, like countless other women Mrs. Pugliese was a full-fledged home-maker. She was a superb cook, baker and household manager, and to have partaken of her sauce, meatballs, and braciole was an exquisite plea-sure. A woman of independent mind, she had no interest in fads or following the crowd.

Having lived through the Great Depression, Mrs. Pugliese took noth-ing for granted and was grateful for what she had. Personal sacrifices

were accepted willingly, and she had compassion for those down on their luck. More than one relative in need was housed and fed in her home, sometimes for years at a time. Her husband, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren were the recipients of much love, the expres-sions of which came in the form of endless deeds of caring.

Mrs. Pugliese was a lover of mu-sic, especially opera and lively or-chestral music, and enjoyed playing cards. She was attuned to comedy, excelled at mimicry and could tell a joke masterfully. But her greatest love, by far, was for her family.

Mrs. Pugliese left this life with many good memories, the gift of 97 years, and the love and devotion of her family. She would not have dreamed of asking for more. Her family thanks her visitors for their thoughtfulness and is especially grateful to the staff at Beacon Brook Health Care Center and VNA Hos-pice for the kindness of their comfort and care during her final years.

The funeral Mass was Wednesday at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church. Burial was to follow in Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Watertown.

Memorial contributions in Irene’s name may be made to her favorite charity: The Greater Waterbury Campership Fund, c/o Michael Mucciacciaro, Treasurer, Waterbury Republican-American, P.O. Box 2090, Waterbury, CT 06722. For more information and online condo-lences, visit www.maioranofuneral-home.com.

Eugene F. SlasonLoving Husband, Father

and Grandfather

Our cherished hus-band, father, grand-father and great-grandfather, Mr. Eugene F. Slason, 91, of Middlebury, passed away Thurs-day, April 3, 2014, at

his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Evelyn M. (Kenny) Slason.

Eugene was born in Waterbury Sept. 24, 1922, son of the late Fred-erick and Mary (Purdy) Slason, He was a U.S. Air Force veteran, who achieved the rank of second lieu-tenant. He was a graduate of Water-town High School, and Springfield College, where he received a bach-elor’s degree.

Eugene became a science teacher and taught at Watertown High School. He retired after 36 years as a teacher. He served as the depart-ment head of the science depart-ment at Watertown High School. Gene loved all sports and coached junior varsity basketball at the school for many years. He also taught tennis and archery for the Watertown Parks and Recreation Department summer playground program. Eugene was a communi-cant of St. John of the Cross Church in Middlebury and was a lector at the church.

After his retirement in 1986, Gene loved traveling with his wife through-out the United States and Europe. He also enjoyed reading, doing dif-ficult jigsaw puzzles, attending his 13 grandchildren’s numerous school activities, golfing, watching college and professional sports, being loyal to the Boston Red Sox, playing cards with his grandchildren and relaxing at Cape Cod.

Besides Evelyn, his wife, of 62 years, he leaves a son, Eugene F. Sla-son, Jr. and his wife, Rita, of South-ington; a daughter, Joan M. Wilkin-

son and her husband, Joseph, of Southington; a son, Donald Slason of Middlebury and his former wife, Reneé, of Massachusetts; a daughter, Evelyn M. Gobstein and her hus-band, Michael, of Middlebury; and a son, Thomas R. Slason and his wife, Genevieve, of Colchester. He also leaves two sisters-in-law, Clevia Sla-son of Watertown and Margaret Kenny of Orange, and a brother-in-law, Wilmot Ebbs of Litchfield. Gene was the proud grandfather of Eugene F. Slason III (Erica), Elissa Kerr (Ian), Lauren Slason, Jakob Slason, Heidi Deutsch, Sarah Deutsch, Donald Deutsch, Kimberly Slason, Caroline Slason, Ryan Gobstein, Caitlin Gob-stein, Kristyn Slason and Robert Slason and his great-grandson, Noah Kerr, as well several nieces and nephews.

Gene was a kind, gentle man with a keen mind, who valued his faith, his family and education. He had a great sense of humor and was a true gentleman.

To honor Gene, memorial dona-tions may be made to the Eugene F. Slason Scholarship Fund, which has been established to help high school students interested in studying sci-ence and attending college. Contri-butions should be made out to the Eugene F. Slason Scholarship Fund and can be mailed c/o Waterbury CT Federal Teachers Credit Union (WCTFCU), 773 Straits Turnpike, Middlebury, CT 06762

The funeral Mass was Monday at St. John of the Cross Church in Mid-dlebury. Burial was to follow at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Watertown. For more information or to send e-con-dolences, visit www.chaseparkway-memorial.com.

Valentim S. VieiraFather of Francisco Vieira

Valentim S. Vieira 87, born in Monte, Murtosa, Portugal and mar-ried to Maria C. Vieira for 66 years, passed away March 27, 2014, in Por-tugal. Mr. Vieira was a business man operating a furniture store in Mur-tosa for over 60 years.

Mr. Vieira is survived by his chil-dren: Ana Maria Tavares and her husband, Jack, of Naugatuck; Val Vieira and his wife, Aurora, of East Hanover, N. J.; and Francisco Vieira of Middlebury. In Portugal, he leaves his sons Joaquim Vieira and his wife, Rosa and Paulo Vieira and his wife, Irene. In France, he leaves Ana do Ceu Valente, who he raised as a daughter. He leaves nine grandchil-dren and three great-grandchildren and his daughter-in-law, Anne Ma-rie Massaro Vieira of Prospect. He also leaves a brother, Joaquim M. Vieira and his wife, Alzira, of Newark, N.J. and several nieces and nephews. The burial was March 29 in Murtosa, Portugal.

April school break activities

Open swimSwim free at the Pomperaug

High School pool Tuesday, April 15, and Thursday, April 17, from 1 to 3 p.m. Prior registration is not necessary.

Safe boating/personal water craft class

A complete basic safe boating certification course for those 12 and older, taught by an instructor from Professional Marine Edu-cation, will meet for two four-hour sessions Tuesday, April 15, and Thursday, April 17, from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the auditorium at Shepardson Community Center.

Successful completion will allow the student to obtain a Connecticut Certificate of Per-sonal Watercraft Operation, which enables them to operate recreational vessels up to 65 feet in length including jet skis. The fee is $60 for residents; $70 for nonresidents.

PRIOR TO TAKING THIS CLASS, each student must create an account online at ct.outdoor-central.net. Click the start button, create an account and then print the page that includes your Con-servation ID number and bring it to class. Once your score is en-tered into the DEEP system, you will be able to purchase and print the certificate. Students should bring a pen or pencil to class.

Beginner babysitter safety

An instructor from CPRO Heart LLC will teach this course for youth ages 10 to 15 Tuesday, April 15, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Shepardson Community Center. This entry-level course teaches age-appropriate skills necessary to care for children of all ages using team babysitting, mother’s helper and individual babysitting concepts. The course focuses on safety with an emphasis on pre-vention.

Basic first aid and obstructed airway management for a con-scious choking adult/child and infant will be covered. Hand-washing, diapering, bottle feeding, personal safety, inter-view skills and many more topics will be covered. A CD-book, handouts and babysitter safety certificate of completion are in-cluded. Please bring a snack. The fee is $55 for residents; $65 for nonresidents.

Advanced babysitter safety

An instructor from CPRO Heart LLC will teach this course for youth ages 13 to 15 Thursday, April 17, from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at Shepardson Community Center. The course covers advanced con-cepts and skills of first aid, in-cluding CPR certification. Pre-requisite is Babysitter Safety 101 within the past 360 days.

Building on entry-level skills, objectives for this scenario-based expanded course include addi-tional first aid concepts and adult/child and infant CPR. Writ-ten and skills testing are required to be awarded an American Heart Association two-year certifica-tion. Includes a CD-book, hand-outs and Rescue Shield breathing barrier device. The fee is $55 for residents; $65 for nonresidents.

Other activities

Easter Egg HuntThe annual Easter Egg Hunt

for children ages 3 to 10 will be Saturday, April 19, at 1 p.m. at the Shepardson Community Center field. (Rain date will be April 26.)

This event is sponsored by the Middlebury Police Social Club and the Parks and Recreation Department.

ZumbaInstructor Shelagh Greatorex

will teach Zumba to those 12 and older Tuesdays and Thursdays, April 22 to June 24, from 6:15 to 7:15 p.m. at Shepardson Center. Zumba is a fun and effective form of cardiovascular exercise mov-ing and dancing to Latin music. The fee is $55 for residents; $65 for nonresidents.

KarateMaster Mathews will teach

Intermediate Karate (blue and purple) Thursdays, April 21 to June 23, from 6 to 7 p.m. in Room 28 at Shepardson Community Center. There will be no classes May 26 and June 16. The fee is $45 for residents; $55 for nonres-idents.

MRA beach passesBeach passes for the Middle-

bury Recreation Area (MRA) are on sale in the Parks and Rec of-fice. Residents and property own-ers must provide a copy of their car registration and proof of res-idency or real estate ownership. Photo ID required.

The fees are $125 for a family pass, $30 for a senior pass, $68 for a single pass and $10 per ad-ditional sticker for family or sin-gle-pass holders. Seniors 65 and older are eligible to receive ONE pass for the senior fee. Only household residents age 65 and older are eligible to use this pass. There is a $125 charge per extra car sticker per senior.

MRA boat racks, lockersEntry forms for the MRA boat

rack lottery are available online and in the Parks and Recreation office. Racks can accommodate Sunfish, Sailfish, wind surfers, kayaks and canoes, and there are six spaces for standard-size row-boats. The limit is one rack per family at a cost of $50 per rack.

Boat rack lottery requests must be received in the Parks and Rec-reation office no later than Fri-day, April 25. The lottery will be held Wednesday, April 30. Win-ners must pay for their rack by Wednesday, May 14, or their rack will be offered to the next person on the wait list. Residents must have a valid MRA pass before renting a boat rack.

A limited number of wooden storage lockers that rent for $50 for the season are available to pass holders on first-come, first-served basis. Limit one locker per family. No phone reservations accepted

Host families neededHave you made your summer

plans? Would you think about hosting a Fresh Air Fund child from New York City? This sum-mer, The Fresh Air Fund needs more host families to carry on its great summertime tradition of sharing the joys of suburban and small-town life with youngsters from New York City – picking ber-ries straight from the vine, chas-ing fireflies for the first time or walking barefoot through a grassy meadow. For more information on how you can volunteer this summer, contact Heather Roy at 203-758-1351 or [email protected] or visit www.freshair.org.

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Exercise can cause asthma attackDEAR DR. DONOHUE: I have a 13-year-old boy who’s having asthma attacks. At least, that’s what they sound like to me. It started early this year when the weather was still cold. He plays or practices baseball three times a week. When he’d run the bases, he’d start coughing and wheez-ing. Now the weather is warmer, he still has attacks, but not so bad. Does this sound like asthma to you? I don’t know that he’s allergic to anything. – W.O.ANSWER: Asthma is an inflam-mation of the airways, the bron-chi. They become very sensitive and suddenly narrow and fill with mucus when provoked. Both the constriction and the mucus make it difficult to get air into and out of the lungs. In-cluded in the definition of asthma is reversibility. The con-striction and mucus buildup are not permanent in most cases.

The signs of asthma are a feel-ing of chest tightness, shortness of breath, wheezing and cough-ing. In your son’s kind of asthma, exercise-induced asthma, the attack comes on five to 10 min-utes after beginning an activity. Exercise-induced asthma is not so dependent on allergy triggers. It comes on because cold, dry air irritates the airways. The warmer, moister air is perhaps the reason why his attacks are not as pro-nounced as they were.

You need to have a doctor examine the boy to be sure if this is exercise-induced asthma. Even if he has no symptoms at the time of his doctor visit, the doctor can induce them in a number of ways. He or she also can put an end to them.

If exercise-induced asthma is proven, a multitude of medicines are available for control. Most can be taken as mouth sprays. Taking the medicine before phys-ical activity can prevent asthma symptoms for two or three hours. That’s long enough to get him through a practice or a game. The above is for exercise-induced asthma. It’s not for other asthma varieties.

The booklet on asthma ex-plains this common illness and its treatments in detail. To obtain a copy, write Dr. Donohue – No.

602W, Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. Enclose a check or money order (no cash) for $4.75 U.S./$6 Canada with the recipi-ent’s printed name and address. Please allow four weeks for de-livery.DEAR DR. DONOHUE: What’s the lowest number of calories a woman can safely eat in a day to lose weight? I would like to lose 20 pounds. How long will that take? – G.K.ANSWER: An active woman needs around 1,800 calories a day. If she gets much less than that, she’ll have a hard time meeting her vitamin and mineral requirements.

If she deducts 500 calories from her daily diet, she should lose a pound in a week – 20 pounds in 20 weeks. If she ac-tively exercises, she needs to lower her daily intake by only 300 calories to get the same results.DEAR DR. DONOHUE: You printed two letters on headaches. I didn’t see you mention the medicine that works for me – Ex-cedrin. It takes only half a pill to end my headaches. My grown son has tried it, but he didn’t get good results. Just wanted you to know how well it works for me. – J.R.ANSWER: Thanks. Excedrin is a combination of aspirin and ac-etaminophen (Tylenol). Many Excedrin products also contain caffeine, which is said to en-hance pain relief. I’m sure read-ers will appreciate your testimo-nial. READERS: Dr. Donohue is retir-ing after writing “To Your Good Health” for three decades. Dr. Keith Roach will be taking over the popular King Features syn-dicated column.

Dr. Donohue regrets he is un-able to answer individual letters, but he will incorporate them in his column whenever possible. Readers may write him or request an order form of available health newsletters at P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853–6475.

(c) 2014 North America Synd., Inc.All Rights Reserved

Pomperaug High school Varsity Games

1. Steve Sax had 43 hits in August 1982.

2. Colorado’s Ubaldo Jimenez, in 2010.

3. Minnesota’s Blair Walsh hit 10 field goals of 50-plus yards in 2012.

4. Three times (2006, ‘07, ‘08).5. Eight victories.6. David Pearson, with 17 con-

secutive seasons of at least one Cup victory.

7. Margaret Court.


1. In 2013, Yasiel Puig set a Los Angeles Dodgers record for most hits by a rookie in a month (44). Who had held the mark?

2. Who was the last pitcher be-fore Arizona’s Patrick Corbin in 2013 to begin a year with nine starts of six innings pitched and two or fewer runs allowed?

3. Name the kicker who holds the record for most 50-yard field goals in an NFL season.

4. How many Final Fours did Ben Howland guide the UCLA men’s basketball team to in 10 seasons as head coach?

5. In 2013, Los Angeles Kings goaltender Martin Jones set a record for most consecutive victories to start an NHL ca-reer. How many?

6. Richard Petty holds the record for most consecutive seasons with at least one NASCAR Cup victory (18). Who’s the run-ner-up for the mark?

7. In 2014, Serena Williams be-came the winningest woman at the Australian Open when she notched her 61st singles victory. Who had held the record?

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April 11 - 19, 2014BaseballFriday, April 11 .................... New Fairfield (A) .............................. 4:15 p.m.Saturday, April 12 ................ Holy Cross (H) .................................... 11 a.m.Monday, April 14 .................Masuk (A) .......................................... 12 p.m.Tuesday, April 15 ................. Bunnell (H) ......................................... 12 p.m.Thursday, April 17 ................ New Fairfield (H) .............................. 4:15 p.m.

GolfMonday, April 14 ................. New Milford (H) .................................... 3 p.m.Tuesday, April 15 ................. Immaculate (H) .................................... 3 p.m.Thursday, April 17 ................ Joel Barlow (A) ..................................... 3 p.m.

Boys’ LacrosseSaturday, April 12 ................ Stamford (A) ........................................ 1 p.m.Monday, April 14 ................. Stratford (H) ......................................... 7 p.m.Thursday, April 17 ................Masuk (H) ............................................ 7 p.m.Saturday, April 19 ................ Lewis Mills (A) .................................... 10 a.m.

Girls’ LacrosseFriday, April 11 ....................Weston (A) ...................................... 5:30 p.m.Saturday, April 12 ................ Bethel (H) ............................................ 4 p.m.Wednesday, April 16 ............ Brookfield (H) ....................................... 7 p.m.Saturday, April 19 ................Masuk (H) .......................................... 11 a.m.

SoftballFriday, April 11 .................... Joel Barlow (H) ................................ 4:15 p.m.Saturday, April 12 ................ Lauralton Hall (H) ............................ 3:30 p.m.Monday, April 14 ................. New Milford (A) ............................... 4:15 p.m.Tuesday, April 15 ................. New Fairfield (A) .............................. 4:15 p.m.Thursday, April 17 ................ New Fairfield (H) .............................. 4:15 p.m.

(H) Home (A) Away

congratulations to the men’s and women’s Uconn teams for winning the

ncAA 2014 basketball championships!We are so proud of you!

By KEN MORSE

The Pomperaug baseball team went through some growing pains last season in a rebuilding year that saw the Panthers compile a 13-10 ledger. It was a little off the pace for a team that had racked up a 65-8 record over the previous three years since winning the 2010 Class LL state champion-ship.

One thing that didn’t elude Pomperaug in the midst of its re-building project was an appear-ance in the South West Confer-ence (SWC) championship game. In spite of losing the final two games in the regular season and dropping five out of eight games decided by one run, the Panthers were more than ready when the post season came around.

Pomperaug picked it up a notch, defeating Newtown by an 11-9 margin in the SWC quarter-finals and then easily disposing of Masuk 13-2 in the semifinals. For the fourth year in a row, the Panthers were playing for the SWC crown but came up short in a 7-0 loss to Weston.

“That’s four years in a row we’ve played for the SWC title, and we have almost everyone back,” said Pomperaug head coach Mike Eisenbach. “Our team goal as al-

ways is to play for the SWC title and qualify for the states.”

Senior captains Justin Mayer, Cooper Mooney, Luke Frering and Sam Rubinstein will lead Pomp-eraug. In last year’s SWC champi-onship game, both Mayer and

Frering pitched in relief. Mooney also worked on the hill last year, so this gives the Panthers three experienced pitchers. Rubinstein will anchor the infield at first base with senior Jack Yule calling the signals behind the plate.

“We certainly have the pitch-ing,” said Eisenbach. “It’s all going to come down to hitting, which is the question mark right now. We are going to have to get on base and then use our speed to create some runs. If we can put pressure

on the defense, we will be com-petitive.”

Frering and junior Nick Sarno will split the duties at second base with juniors Nate Zappone and Jake Parsell filling in the left side of the infield at shortstop

and third base along with Moo-ney.

“I think the league is wide open this year,” added Eisenbach. “Ma-suk and Bunnell are always going to be up there, but we have a pretty good mix with experience and leadership to go along with some younger players.”

The Panthers show some of that experience in the outfield where seniors Eric Walsh and Jake Wilson will set the example. Fre-ring also will see time in the out-field, along with junior Jon Bedard and sophomore Connor Sullivan.

“It all comes down to whoever is hitting,” concluded Eisenbach. “We have a lot of athletes who play multiple sports, and that lends to a confident team. There is real good team chemistry, and every-one is confident in each others’ ability.

“Our pitching and defense will keep us in games. If we can create some runs and put pressure on the defense we will be a very com-petitive team.”

The Panthers started the sea-son on the road taking on Ridge-field Wednesday afternoon. They will be at New Fairfield today, Friday, April 11, at 4:15 p.m. and will host the home opener Satur-day, April 12, at 11 a.m. against Holy Cross of Waterbury.

panthers’ baseball armed and ready

Pomperaug High School’s 2014 senior baseball captains are, left to right, Justin Mayer, Cooper Mooney, Luke Frering and Sam Rubinstein. (Ken Morse photo)


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nights, and in the summer, it’s the hottest room in the house. Do we need to replace these windows? Charlene T., via email

Drafty, leaky windows have a number of causes from warped

or old frames to single-pane win-dows and more but completely replacing the windows and frames can be quite costly.

Your electric company may offer an energy audit kit or can even send a professional to per-form an energy audit at low or no cost. A basic kit can determine that hot or cool air is escaping the house, while more detailed audits can determine where that air is escaping.

Another way is to simply bring in a window replacement contractor to inspect the front-room windows, determine what’s wrong and present an estimate for the cost of repair or replace-ment. This is the costliest option,

so be certain the problem is se-vere enough to warrant window and/or frame replacement. Con-sider getting two or three esti-mates from different contractors to compare prices. In the long term, investing in new, higher- quality windows can save a lot in heating and air conditioning costs and help make the front room more comfortable year-round.

In the short term, you’ll want to take some inexpensive mea-sures to prevent drafts and, in the summer, cool air from escap-ing. If you’ve performed an en-ergy audit or have been able to figure out just where outside air is blowing through, you can lessen the problem. Air entering under the sash can be blocked by placing a length of foam

weather stripping along the un-derside, where the sash meets the frame. Thinner weather strip-ping can be installed vertically along the frame to prevent drafts from entering between the win-dow and the frame.

Install double-paneled cur-tains on all the windows in the room. In the winter, these pro-vide an extra buffer between drafts and you. In the summer, these solid curtains can be pulled shut when the sun is shining into the room to help keep the room cool. These short-term measures can save some energy, but to make that room really comfort-able, take a serious look at re-placing the windows, particularly if they’re old or the frames or sashes are visibly warped. Send your questions or home tips to [email protected].


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This is my favorite time in the garden. I don’t mind the spring cleanup at all because it feels great to be outside again after a miserable winter.

Many chores should be done in the spring. First, wait until the soil dries out or you will cause compaction by walking on it. This past weekend I started the first chore, which is cleaning up the garden. I love this job be-cause I get to reveal all the new growth that has been hiding un-derneath the snow and fall leaves.

One of the first plants to emerge are the daffodils. Do not worry if your daffodil leaves are yellow. It just means they were

not getting enough sun under the leaves. Once the leaves are cleared and they start getting sun, the foliage will turn green.

Cut back any perennials that you either did not get to in the fall, or left for the seed pods for the birds. You can delay cutting back woody perennials like cary-opteris, sage, lavender or Mon-tauk daisies until new growth appears.

Then take a small rake and carefully rake the garden beds.

Be careful not to rake up any cro-cus or perennials with short roots like sedum Autumn Joy. I always end up raking one of these up out of the soil. I carefully place them back in the soil, and they usually are fine.

This time of year, try not to do too much because you will be using a lot of muscles you may not have used all winter. If you hurt your back this time of the year, it can have an effect on you for weeks. Also, be sure to wear sun screen because you can burn easily this time of year. The sun is as strong now as it is in late August.

Enjoy your time in the garden!

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By ROBIN MICHALAK Certified Master Gardener

It’s spring cleanup time

The Middlebury Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) at its April 2 meeting unanimously accepted a variance application by John and Sara McKernan of 84 Yale Ave. to reconstruct and enlarge a wooden deck. The proposed deck will increase lot coverage to 15.4 percent from 14.5, ex-

ceeding the maximum 10-per-cent lot coverage in the zoning regulations.

McKernan said the hardship was upzoning and submitted drawings of the existing and pro-posed deck to Chairman David Alley. Commissioners unani-mously accepted the application

and set a public hearing for May 7. McKernan was asked to stake out the proposed deck area for commissioner review.

The next ZBA meeting will be Wednesday, May 7, at 7:30 p.m. at Shepardson Community Cen-ter.

ZBA accepts deck expansion application

coRREctIonThe April 4, 2014, “In the

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DEAR PAW’S CORNER: I’ve owned and trained cats most of my adult life. Regarding your recent column on keeping cats off the counter: You’re right, of course, about training cats when they’re young. But felines are smart creatures, so even an old cat can learn new tricks.

The key is to use their dis-likes and/or their acute senses of hearing and smell. Most cats dislike getting wet. So, if the rattling pennies don’t work, a small squirt gun or water pistol emphasis on “small” works remarkably well with training (not disciplining) felines to not jump on tables, etc. Aim for ears or neck. Avoid the eyes, of course.

Cats differ from dogs in that dogs can be disciplined by the stick; cats are trained mainly by the carrot. So when your kitty cat has jumped down from the table, love him up. The same applies for various kitty cat bad habits, such as scratching the furniture, etc.

One thing that doesn’t ever work with a cat is swatting them, as one might do with a rolled-up newspaper for a dog. Corporal punishment only in-sults them. Also, for neighbor-hood cats prowling your gar-den, flowerbeds, etc., at night and yowling, black pepper sprinkled about is most effec-tive. Stephen B., Daytona Beach, Fla. DEAR STEPHEN: You’ve taught this old cat a couple of new tricks. I agree that cats don’t respond at all well to discipline, but they can be convinced to do (or not do) certain things. When there’s something more interesting to do than jump on the table like chase a felt mouse on a string cats have no problem hopping down to concentrate on that.Send your questions or com-ments to [email protected]. Readers whose questions are published in the print edition will receive a free copy of my booklet, “Fighting Fleas,” also available as a Kindle download.


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MINNIEMinnie is a very docile cat that is easily swayed

by the more dominant felines at the shelter. While she would prefer to be in a home, she must stay here until one can be found. Because she is so sweet, dealing with the others cats’ personalities gets her very confused. If you are looking for a sweet girl to take home, look no further. Minnie will show you love, kindness and the ability to be a good friend.

CLIFTONThis is Clifton. Clifton would do best in a quiet

atmosphere with a kind hand to rely on and a soft voice to call his name. He would not do well in an active home because he would not adapt well in a home with commotion. No dogs for this guy, please, but a solid, loving and quiet home to call his own. Come meet Clifton and prepare to fall in love.

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