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

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

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

Community Calendar ...... 2

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

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

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

Nuggets for Life ............. 6

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

Region 15 School Calendar ...2

Senior Center News ........ 3

Sports Quiz .................... 7

Varsity Sports Calendar ... 7

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middlebury Lions sell luminaries at transfer station What: Fundraiser to sell luminaries for Christmas Eve and New Year’s EveWhen: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Where: Middlebury transfer station on Route 63 by Maggie McFly’s.Cost: $6 for a kit with 12 white bags and 12 10-hour candles.

middlebury volunteer Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary cookie WalkWhat: This fundraiser offers dozens of homemade holiday cookies at $6 a pound.When: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.Where: Fire house on Tucker Hill Road in Middlebury

Last day for st. george’s gingerbread village and Holiday BazaarWhat: Gingerbread Village, decorate-a-cookie room, crafts and sweet shop!When: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Where: St. George’s Episcopal Church on Tucker Hill Road in Middlebury

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Middlebury Garden Club members and helpers, left to right, Mary Anne McCormack, Corrina Flanagan, Beth Small, Cian Flanagan, Michele Rowell Finn and Karen Capodanno display the wreath and swag they decorated for the Middlebury Public Library and Town Hall as part of the club’s annual tradition of providing holiday decorations for the town. The club’s purpose is to stimulate knowledge and interest in horticulture, foster conservation and ecology, and encourage civic planning and planting. To learn more, visit www.middleburygardenclub.blogspot.com. (Submitted photo)

By TERRENCE S. MCAULIFFE

The Middlebury Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) at its Dec. 5 meeting informally discussed possible alternatives to Benson Road industrial zone develop-ment and a Post University sign request, approved a tenant fit-up on Southford Road, authorized the Board of Selectmen to pull a Long Meadow Farm bond if it was not renewed, approved the new zoning map and set meeting dates for 2014.

A discussion of development possibilities for 104 acres of industrial-zoned property on Benson Road offered support for possi-ble commercial and retail use, but no sup-port for zoning changes to allow residences. Norman Feinstein, vice chairman of the Morristown, N.J.-based Hampshire Real Estate Co., told commissioners his company purchased the property in 2004 with 40 acres containing what is now the 313,000-square-foot Chemtura campus of leased office and industrial space. He said Chemtura has since downsized to 200,000 square feet and is expected to be gone when its lease expires in 2019. Feinstein said the other 64 acres of ideal commercial property attracted no interest due to the economic downturn. Feinstein introduced Mark Hoff-man, vice president of the Short Hills, N.J.-based Garden Homes, a company manag-ing 25 million square feet of retail and commercial space. Feinstein and Hoffman walked commissioners through two prop-erty maps to illustrate possibilities for mixed commercial and residential development of the remaining acres.

Commissioners were open to discussion on a change in the LI-200 zone to permit retail and mixed uses, as was done along Southford Road in the Gateway Industrial

Design District, but Chairman Terry Smith said residential use couldn’t be part of the mix.

“This town has given a lot of its commer-cial and industrial to residential years ago, and we’re still hearing about it. We’ve done our part in residential,” Smith said. Com-missioner Ronald Kulpa said the Middlebury grand list was 80 percent residential, which he said was very high. Commissioner Paul Babarik agreed, noting several large residen-tial projects with languishing sales. Town planner Brian Miller agreed with both of them, saying it was not sensible to substitute poor-selling residential space for poor-selling industrial and office space.

Feinstein pointed out the visibility of the property from I-84 and the proximity to Exit 16. He asked whether the location of the property was separate enough from the rest of Middlebury to allow more regional uses, such as outlet stores. Miller asked commis-sioners to consider a creative mix of office space and retail that served the office work-ers, and Smith noted the newly designated Oxford Airport Enterprise Zone, which added incentives to investment in the area. Attorney Michael McVerry, representing Hampshire Real Estate, asked Smith to focus on these additional types of uses in the evolv-ing Plan of Conservation and Development (POCD).

Scott Allen, Post University vice president of finance and administration, was in-structed to submit a special exception ap-plication so a public hearing could be set for what he termed an “Ivy League-style” stone pillar sign along a rock wall on Army Corps of Engineers property at Country Club Road and Straits Turnpike. The purpose of the sign, Allen said, was to help people find the university, which is far back from the road

and difficult for visitors to find. A 5-by-30-foot sign had been proposed and mocked up for review in July 2010, but the application was withdrawn after commissioners com-plained the sign was too large. Allen showed commissioners four conceptual design vari-ations of the proposed sign and acknowl-edged the university might need to dig it up if work needed to be performed on water and sewer lines running underneath it.

A tenant fit-up for Thomas P. Palomba for a sports and fitness business in existing space at 950 Southford Road was unanimously approved. Palomba told commissioners he will be occupying the 7,500-square-foot unit previously used by Fun Factor in the rear of the 55,000-square-foot Middlebury Racquet Club building. He said no major renovations were needed to install two batting cages, conditioning and fitness area, pro shop, and seating area.

In added new business, a unanimous P&Z vote gave the Board of Selectmen authority to pull the bond of the Long Meadow Farm section known as “The Ridge” if the bond is not renewed before its Dec. 31, 2013, expi-ration date.

Remarking on the Nov. 25 public hearing on updates to the 2001 POCD, Smith said he was disappointed members of the Eco-nomic and Industrial Development Com-mission (EIDC) did not attend. Smith said he had been invited to the Nov. 19 EIDC meeting, but it was canceled.

In procedural matters, members voted to accept the Oct. 28, 2013, zoning map pre-sented to them Nov. 7 and to continue meet-ing the first Thursday of every month at Shepardson Community Center in 2014. The next regular P&Z meeting will be Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014, at 7:30 p.m. at Shepardson Com-munity Center.

By TERRENCE S. MCAULIFFE

The Middlebury Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) at its Dec. 4 meet-ing accepted two outdoor swim-ming-pool-related applications for January public hearings. It also set 2014 meeting dates and approved the 2014-2015 budget request.

“You’ll probably never have to use it. I hope you’ll never have to use it, but I think it will be in good hands,” Chairman David Alley said as he held up a fine wooden gavel. He told fellow commissioners his father said those words when he presented the gavel to him on Thanksgiving. Alley said his father was a commissioner who chaired countless meetings in many years of public service in Dutchess County, New York, and he remem-bered the gavel from the time he was a youth.

Scott Tedesco of 64 Janet Drive told commissioners his plans for an in-ground swimming pool would exceed the maximum 10 percent lot coverage allowed in the R-40 zone by 1 percent. Te-desco said additional coverage of 409 square feet was allowed after coverage from his house and porch was subtracted. The pool would exceed that by 236 square feet, and a proposed 12-foot-by-12-foot shed would add another 144 square feet for lot coverage of

11.17 percent. A nonconforming smaller legal lot in the R-40 zone was cited as the hardship. His ap-plication for the pool and shed was accepted for a Jan. 7 public hearing.

A sideline variance application for a 10-foot-by-10-foot swimming pool storage shed for Susan Tracy of 294 Porter Ave. also was ac-cepted for a Jan. 7 public hearing. Tracy, who had been granted a pool fence variance Nov. 6, joked with commissioners she could have saved time and money if she had included it then. She said the proposed location is about 28 feet from the house and in the only reasonable place on her noncon-forming lot.

In other matters, commission-ers set the 2014 regular meeting schedule for the first Wednesday of every month except January, when the meeting will be Tuesday, Jan 7, due to New Year’s Day and scheduling conflicts. A proposed 2014-2015 budget of $5,805 was approved. Spending thus far for 2013-2014 has been $1,018, but commissioners agreed construc-tion activity would likely increase in the new year, leading to more variances and more expenses.

The next ZBA meeting will be Tuesday, Jan. 7, at 7:30 p.m. in the town hall conference room.

p&Z discusses development, post University sign

Winter to bring swimming pool applications

Holiday decorating!

Dec. 14, 2013

Remembering the tragedy at Sandy Hook

Gov. Malloy has asked houses of worship and other organizations to ring their bells 26 times at 9:30 in the morning Dec. 14 as a way to honor each life lost at Sandy Hook Dec. 14, 2012.

We ask you to honor the victims by performing an act of kindness.

This year’s Middlebury pewter ornament, top, depicts Santa running on the Greenway. Made by Woodbury Pewterers, it is available in the Parks and Rec-reation Department, the town clerk’s office and Sullivan’s Jew-elers. The cost is $8.

The 2013 Middlebury Lions Club ornament, bottom, is ded-icated to the memory of Gus Di-nova and features his original Four Corners Grocery Store, a Middlebury institution fondly remembered by everyone in the area, as is its owner, Gus. Orna-ments with a ribbon for hanging cost $20 each; ornaments with a stand cost $25.

Find it at Sullivan’s Jewelers, Larry’s Package Store, the Mid-dlebury tax collector’s office at Town Hall and at the Parks and Recreation Department at Shep-ardson Community Center. The hand-painted acrylic ornaments were produced by Hestia Cre-ations of Marblehead, Mass. Pro-ceeds from ornament sales sup-port many local as well as na-tional Lions Club’s causes.

Holiday ornaments

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middleburyHoliday movies

The library is showing holi-day-themed movies on its beau-tiful surround-sound display this month. Movies will be shown at 1 p.m. Monday, Dec. 16; Wednes-day, Dec. 18; and Friday, Dec. 20. Call the library at 203-758-2634 to find out which movies will be playing.

Holiday shrink jewelryTuesday, Dec. 17, at 6 p.m.,

teens attending high school are invited to the library to make holiday shrink jewelry using re-cycled material. Make a gift for a friend or family member or make something for yourself!

Holiday shrink ornaments

Wednesday, Dec. 18, at 3:30 p.m., students in grades five to eight are invited to come learn how to recycle plastics into shrink ornaments. You can give them as a gift or make them for yourself.

Holiday story by the fire, caroling, Santa visit

The Middlebury library invites you and your family to attend a holiday story reading by the fire at the library, followed by carol-ing Thursday, Dec. 19, starting at 4:30 p.m. Caroling will begin around 4:45 p.m. Santa also will visit the library and will be there from 6 to 7 p.m.

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

naugatuckAffordable Care Act

questionsHave questions or are you

confused about the new Afford-able Care Act (aka ObamaCare)? Tuesdays from 12 to 4 p.m., Rich-ard Wood, a state-certified assis-ter with CHOICES, Connecticut’s health and information assis-tance program, will provide in-formation on Access Health CT, the state’s new health insurance marketplace. Do you need help with eligibility, signing up or de-termining the best plan? Ask Wood your questions. All discus-sions will be confidential.

Art exhibitThis month the library is fea-

turing the artwork of Watertown resident Susan Kelley Coppola. Coppola studied art at Southern Connecticut State University and Naugatuck Valley Community College and has taken additional courses with Tracy Walter Ferry at Artsplace in Cheshire. The subjects of her landscapes sug-gest many different locales, in-cluding Cape Cod and the Maine coast. She is a member of the Watertown Art League and Phoe-nix Rising in Thomaston and has participated in a number of art shows. The exhibit can be viewed during regular library hours

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

southburyBlood drive

The Junior Friends of the Li-brary will host their 2nd Annual Red Cross Blood Drive Wednes-day, Dec. 18, from 1:15 to 5 p.m. To register, go to www.redcross.org. Walk-ins also will be wel-come the day of the event.

Lego to the libraryThe Children’s Department

will offer “Lego to the Library” for grades 2 and up Friday, Dec. 20, at 4:15 p.m. The library pro-vides the Legos, and the kids provide the fun. Registration is required. Register in the Chil-dren’s Department or by calling 203-262-0626, ext. 3.

Photo exhibitPhotographer Steve Eazarsky’s

exhibit, “Changing Light, Winter Scenes” is on display in the Glo-ria Cachion Gallery until Thurs-day, Dec. 26.

Eazarsky said of his exhibit, “The sun gradually gets lower in the sky. Shadows grow longer; days shorter. The warmth of fall turns to a crisp, still winter cool-ness. But the low sun angles and clean air make winter an ideal time to shoot. Come brave the weather and see what I see as fall fades to winter, and winter warms to spring, and a new year.”

Eazarsky, who is based in Bethlehem, Conn., is a chemist and self-taught photographer. He has displayed statewide, been seen in numerous publications and recognized by National Geo-graphic.

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

WoodburyClassic diners talk

Author Garrison Leykam will talk about his book, “Classic Din-ers of Connecticut,” Thursday, Dec. 19, at 6:30 p.m. More than 100 diners dot Connecticut roadways, and Leykam celebrates diner tra-ditions. He offers up local recipes and diner lingo – order up a #81, frog sticks or a Noah’s boy with Murphy carrying a wreath – as well as stories that make each diner unique. Tony’s Diner in Seymour keeps pictures of the 1955 flood to always remember the tragedy the diner overcame. Stories like this – of tragedy, triumph, sanctuary, comfort and community – fill the pages in Leykam’s celebration of classic and historic diners of the Nutmeg State.

Leykam is recognized as a groundbreaker in reality TV as host and producer of the DINERS tele-vision show that aired on Con-necticut Public Television. He hosts the online radio program, Those Diner and Motorcycle Guys, which has garnered well over a million listeners worldwide in less than a year. He will have books for sale during his presentation.

Photo exhibitPhotos by W. Scott Petersen,

a self-taught fine arts photogra-pher specializing in landscapes and seascapes, are on exhibit this month. Petersen creates unique and distinctive photographic images of all kinds. His goal is to evoke an emotional reaction in the viewer by using his camera to paint with light.

He has a large collection of images of the boardwalk around Little Pond at the White Memo-rial Conservation Center. Many of these images illustrate the central theme of his work, which is to create a reaction in the viewer by “painting” with light. Other favorite subjects are local Connecticut scenes and images from the midcoast region of Maine.

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

“Ingenious: A True Story of Invention, Automotive Daring, and the Race to

Revive America”by Jason Fagone

(Crown Publishers, $26)Reviewed by Molly Ford

In 2007, the Automobile X Prize was announced. Run by a private foundation, the goal was to offer a large sum of money – between $2.5 million and $5 million – in order to entice teams to build a car that was safe, could be mass produced, and could travel 100 miles on the energy equivalent of 1 gallon of gasoline.

Ordinary people were the ones who answered the call to create what Detroit either couldn’t or wouldn’t. Author Jason Fagone follows four main teams: a West Coast start-up company that is the early favorite; a pair of high-school sweethearts who are spending their life savings; a larger-than-life German real-estate developer working on a car so light you can push it with your thumb; and a group of West Philadelphia high-school students who are compet-

ing for the X Prize while balancing teenage life.

Fagone writes in a character-driven, plain-speak style that elim-inates the need to be a car enthu-siast or gearhead to enjoy reading the book. And as a writer who is gentle with his subjects, Fagone makes the case that the real fuel powering these cars is hope and hard work.

Peeking under the hood of the automobile industry and into the hearts of the contestants, this book will encourage a different mindset about the future of the automobile industry and the small group of people working to change the way the rest of us get to work, school and home each day.

If you love innovation, compe-tition or dreams, this is your read.

For more reviews by Molly Ford, visit SmartPrettyandAwk-ward.com.

(c) 2013 King Features Synd., Inc.

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Monday, Dec. 16 Board of Selectmen6 p.m. .................................................Town Hall Conference Room

Public Works Commission - CanceledNAMI Waterbury Spousal Support Group7:30 - 9 p.m. ..........................................40 DeForest St., Watertown

Tuesday, Dec. 17Commission on Aging9:30 a.m. ........................................................ Shepardson Room 26

Elderly Tax Relief Committee5:30 p.m. ........................................................ Shepardson Room 26

Water Pollution Control Authority - Canceled

Wednesday, Dec. 18NAMI CAN (Children and Adolescents) Support Group7 - 8:30 p.m. ............................. Room 3D, 969 W. Main, Waterbury

NAMI General Support Group7 - 8:30 p.m. ............................ Room 3D, 969 W. Main, Waterbury

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].

Friday, Dec. 13GES Holiday Fair .......................................................... 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.PTO Sewing Enrichment Class ........................................ 3 - 4:30 p.m.PHS Choir, Band Concert (Snow Date 12/16) ..........................7 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 14No Events Scheduled

Sunday, Dec. 15No Events Scheduled

Monday, Dec. 16PTO Sewing Enrichment Class ...................................................3 p.m.PES Snow Date Grade 5 Band/Strings Concert .......................7 p.m.PHS Snow Date Concert Choir and Concert Band ..................7 p.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 17MES Snow Date Grade 5 Band/Strings Concert ......................7 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 18School Spirt PD&J DayRMS Grades 7 and 8 Concert (Snow Date 12/19) ....................7 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 19RMS PTO After-school Yoga ................................AP Room, 2:45 p.m.RMS Snow Date Grades 7 and 8 Concert ..................................7 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 20GES Spirit Day

Saturday, Dec. 21No Events Scheduled

Region 15 website: www.region15.org

Date Time Address/Incident12-01 12:31 286 Shadduck Road. Illegal burn. Homeowner

was burning cookbooks in backyard barbecue pit. Homeowner was advised of burning regula-tions and extinguished fire with a garden hose.

12-01 14:38 188 by Long Meadow Road. Motorcycle accident with injuries. One patient transported to Water-bury Hospital on advanced life support by AMR. Small fuel leak was controlled with Speedy-Dry. Assisted EMS with patient.

12-01 15:43 85 Shadduck Road. Illegal burn. Burning build-ing materials. Homeowner was advised of the burning regulations and extinguished fire with garden hose.

12-03 11:58 931 Middlebury Road. Fire alarm activation. Workers on the scene set off alarm. Alarm was reset.

12-05 05:32 397 White Deer Rock Road. Carbon monoxide alarm activation. No readings. Nothing found.

12-05 05:56 I-84 exit 17 on ramp. Reported motor vehicle ac-cident. Call was in Waterbury.

12-06 08:07 Watertown Road. Motor vehicle accident. No in-juries. Oil spill only. Public Works was called to spread sand on roadway.

12-07 18:01 134 Mirey Dam Road. Fire alarm activation. Food on the stove.

12-07 19:32 152 Porter Ave. Illegal burn. Bonfire. Resident told to put the fire out.

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Middlebury Comminuty Calendar

Author Garrison Leykam will speak at the Woodbury Public Li-brary. (Submitted photo)

November 1 to 30, 2013Records provided by the Middle-

bury Town Clerk’s office.Kreonidis, Christos to Kreonidis,

Christos, Tr. on 11/1, Lot 4 Bronson Dr.(116 Bronson Dr.) via Q.C. for -0-.

Saggese, Vincent P. for Ion Invest-ments on 11/1, Trade Name File (600 Middlebury Rd.), Trade Name.

Blasius, Frederick W., Jr. to Bla-sius, Margaret on 11/4, 21 Cam-bridge Court via Q.C. for -0-.

Maciecki, Kenneth S. to Zarillo, William on 11/4, 1628 Straits Tpke. (Part Waterbury), via War for $200,000.

Dewey, Brian to Nelson, Ryan / Burke, Taylor on 11/6, Lots 1979 thru 1984 Middlebury Shores (1035 Long Meadow Rd.) via War for $199,000.

Ridgewood at Middlebury Asso-ciation, Inc. / Ridgewood at Middle-bury for Ridgewood at Middlebury Association, Inc. / Ridgewood at Middlebury on 11/7, 15th Amend-ment ADECL.

Ibraimov, Altana T., aka et al to Citimortgage, Inc. (1000 Technology Dr., O Fallon, MO 63368) on 11/12, 70 Steinmann Ave. via FORC.

DeCarlo, Charles R., aka to De-Carlo, Charles R. / DeCarlo, David C. on 11/12, 2 Pcs. White Ave. via Q.C. for -0-.

Rubbo, Angie to Parker, Angela M. on 11/13, Lot 41A Yale Ave. via Q.C. for -0-.

Wells Fargo Bank, NA to Varrone, Anthony / Varrone, Sharon on 11/14,

171 Acme Dr. via War for $170,100.McNamara, Thomas L. for Con-

necticut Hardwood Floors on 11/15, Trade Name File (165 North St.) Trade Name.

Goncalves, Antonio H. / Gon-calves, Marcia T. to Goncalves, Mar-cia Teixeira on 11/18, Lot 36 North Farm (244 Mirey Dam Rd.) via Q.C. for -0-.

Naugatuck Savings Bank for Ion Bank on 11/18, Change of Name CHNA.

Toll CT II Limited Partnership to Berger, Joyce Ann on 11/18, Parcel B Southford Rd./ Middlebury Rd. via Q.C. for -0-.

Sovereign Bank, NA for Santander Bank NA on 11/19, Change of Name CHNA.

Dobson, Matthew J. to Blanchard, Kevin, Jr. / Audet, Chantal on 11/19, Lot F Middlebury-Woodbury Rd. (55 Bristol Rd.) via War for $256,500.

Robinson, Robert S., aka / Rob-inson, Robert H. to Robinson, Rob-ert S. / Robinson, Susan M. on 11/20, Southerly from Whittemore Rd. (78 Shadduck Rd.) via Q.C. for -0-.

Lavallee, Paul A. / Lavallee, San-dra L. to Connecticut, State of on 11/21, 253 Triangle Blvd. via War for $297,500.

Carbonneau, Elizabeth Casey to Carbonneau, Alan Joseph on 11/22, Christian St. & Kissewaug Rd. (1053 Christian Rd.) via Q.C. for -0-.

Saranitzky, Edward to Vitagliano, Sarah on 11/26, 137 Central Ave. (137 Central Rd.) via War for $386,000.

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Friday, Dec. 20, at 8:30 p.m. - Ugly Sweater Party!Pictures with our own ugly sweater guy. Raffles, prizes and four

limited Sam Adams releases. Be the first to try Backwoods Porter and Cherry Chocolate Bock.

Saturday, Dec. 21, at 6 p.m.Michael Weed Benefit/Birthday Bash.

Mike & Bobby Rock at 9 p.m. Part of the proceeds from every Weed pint sold will go to the Weed family.

Saturday, Dec. 28 - Corkscrew Band Live

Tuesday, Dec. 31 - New Year’s Eve Party

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Middlebury senior Center News

We are pleased to announce that Lauren Busalacchi-Sawyer has joined our team of stylist at Refresh...

Lauren has years of experience as a styl-ist. She has perfected her craft by contin-ually attending classes to learn the latest trends in color and style. Get a jump start on your new look for 2014. Lauren has the expertise to transform your appearance…no matter age, style or hair type.

In addition to her training as a hair stylist she is a graduate of Award Makeup Academy and attended Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising. She has a portfolio of happy brides with both hair and makeup by Lauren.

Lauren is enthusiastic and has a consistent following of clients who trust she listens to their needs and delivers results.

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$25 Offwith this CouponStorm cancellations

When there is inclement win-ter weather, the Senior Center does not follow the local schools in determining if the center will close. Even though the schools may be canceled, the center of-fice will be open, and programs may be held.

To find out if activities have been canceled, please check WTNH Channel 8/19, WVIT Channel 30 or WFSB Channel 3 on TV or WTIC 1080 AM, WATR 1320 AM or WWCO 1240 AM on the radio.

Cancellation means ALL ac-tivities for that day are canceled including exercise, nutrition, card playing, billiards, computer classes, Pilates, art programs, yoga, sewing as well as AARP meetings.

There will be no advance an-nouncement of cancellations. Wait until the day of your activity, then listen to or watch the above-mentioned channels or stations for cancellation information.

Operation FuelThe Middlebury Social Ser-

vices Department is taking ap-plications for Operation Fuel. For more information on this pro-gram for residents who need help with their fuel bills, call 203-577-4166, ext. 707.

Free hearing screening

The free hearing screening will be Wednesday, Dec. 18. Call 203-577-4166 for an appoint-ment.

Trips

Holiday Light FantasiaDue to the inclement weather

Dec. 9, the original date for this trip, the Middlebury Senior Center minibus will travel to Hartford on the snow date, Monday, Dec. 16, leaving at 4 p.m. so passengers can see the Christmas lights at Holiday Light Fantasia in Goodwin Park. Drive through an enchanting land of spectacular, sparkling light dis-plays during this festive and mag-ical holiday season. More than 60 enchanting images will delight children and adults. All proceeds go to the Channel 3 Kids Camp.

The bus will stop at Friendly’s for dinner on the way. To reserve a seat, call 203-577-4166. The cost of $12 per person includes admis-sion and transportation.

Welcome in the New Year

Leave the Middlebury Senior Center at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 30, to travel to a New Year’s matinee featuring “John Banker and his New Year’s Band” at the Aqua Turf Club. The price of $63 per person includes hors d’ouevres, a full-course meal, a glass of wine, party favors, trans-portation and entertainment. Call 203-577-4166 to reserve your seat.

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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 reserva-tions. The center is at 311 Falls Ave. in Oakville, Conn.

Reflexology sessionsCertified reflexologist Kim

Stewart will offer 20-minute ses-sions for hands or feet Monday, Dec. 16, from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. for $15 a session. Reservations are needed by Dec. 13.

Genealogy 101The center’s Genealogy 101

class, taught by Stephanie Lant-iere, will meet Tuesday, Dec. 17, at 10 a.m. Please bring a note-book and pen or pencil to class. Reservations are needed by Dec. 16.

Band and singers The Watertown High Jazz

Band and World Language Honor Society Singers will visit the center Tuesday, Dec. 17, at 1

p.m. Reservations are needed by Dec. 16.

Women’s health concerns

Tuesday, Dec. 17, at 2 p.m., Kathy Andres of Beacon Brook Health Center will discuss wom-en’s health concerns with special attention on urinary issues. An-dres will teach exercises to strengthen muscles that support the pelvic floor. Reservations are needed by Dec. 16.

Veterans programWayne Rioux, a U.S. Army

Vietnam-era veteran and veter-an’s liaison with VITAS Innova-tive Hospice Care, will thank veterans for their service, duty and personal sacrifice to our country Wednesday, Dec. 18, at 2 p.m. Rioux will provide infor-mation about benefits at the end of life and will speak about the Connecticut Veterans Wartime Service Medal. Reservations are needed by Dec. 17.

Christmas sing-a-longThe center will host a Christ-

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19, at 3 p.m. led by Rev. Lingquist, retired pastor of Union Congre-gational Church in Oakville. Res-ervations are needed by Dec. 18.

Christmas partyThe center’s Christmas Party

will be Friday, Dec. 20, at 2 p.m. Singer Brian Gille will perform the best of 20th-century songs, holi-day tunes and doo wop. Admis-sion is an appetizer to share. Res-ervations are needed by Dec. 19.

New Year’s Eve partyBe among the first in the area

to celebrate the New Year at the center’s New Year’s Eve after-noon party Dec. 31 at 2 p.m. Singer Bob Lupi will provide the entertainment. Following the show, there will be a potluck din-ner beginning at 3 p.m. Admis-sion is a potluck dish to share. Reservations are needed by Dec. 30.

Bridge, anyone?There has been some interest

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LEFT: Standing in front of a vehicle loaded with donations are, left to right, Police Explorer Colton Cronin, Explorer Jack Cronin and Middlebury Police Officer Ed Demers. Police and the police explorers collected toys, food and cash for six hours last Saturday in front of Dinova’s Four Corners store. On behalf of the Police Benevolent Association, Demers thanks Joe Dinova and the generous donors who made this drive the most successful to date. Demers said Memorial Middle School teacher John Morris reported students there voted to donate all the toys they collect to the toy drive. (Submitted photo) RIGHT: Middlebury Social Services Director JoAnn Cappelletti stands by tables loaded with donations to the Police Benevolent Association’s annual toy, food and cash drive. Not shown are the toys and bags of food sitting under the tables and the grocery store gift certificates purchased with cash donated to the drive. (Marjorie Needham photo)

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Naugatuck Community Choir

The Naugatuck Community Choir will present its “A Christmas Vision”concert Friday, Dec. 13, at 7:30 p.m. at St. Francis Xavier Church at 652 Baldwin St. in Wa-terbury and Sunday, Dec. 15, at 3 p.m. at Saint Hedwig’s Church at 32 Golden Hill St. in Naugatuck. Admission is free, but goodwill offerings are accepted. A reception will follow each performance.

St. George’s Gingerbread Village

Friday and Saturday are the last days to see the St. George’s Epis-copal Church annual holiday gin-gerbread village. View and pur-chase gingerbread delights Friday, Dec. 13, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 14, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visit the deco-rate-a-cookie room; sweets and crafts also on sale.

Luminaries on saleThe Middlebury Lions club is

selling holiday luminaries again this year as a fundraiser to support local scholarship and community assistance funds. Luminaries are customarily placed along drive-ways and walkways at dusk on

Christmas Eve and also can be a fun addition to a New Year’s Eve celebration.

Each $6 luminaries kit has 12 white bags and 12 10-hour can-dles. Luminaries can be purchased at Sullivan’s Jewelers, Larry’s Wine and Spirits, Vaszauskas Farm and the Town Parks and Recreation department. The Lions also will be selling them Saturday, Dec. 14, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Mid-dlebury Transfer Station and around town. Please support the Lions along with our local busi-ness partners.

Cookie walk, bake saleThe Middlebury Volunteer Fire

Department (MVFD) Ladies Aux-iliary annual cookie walk and bake sale will be Saturday, Dec. 14, from 10 a.m. to noon at MVFD head-quarters on Tucker Hill Road in Middlebury. Cookies will cost $6 a pound. Come shop for some wonderful homemade cookies to share with friends and family dur-ing the holidays.

Marble Dale holiday bake sale

St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Marble Dale will have a holiday bake sale Saturday, Dec. 14, from

9 a.m. to noon. It will be a great chance to stock up on homemade baked goods and handcrafted dec-orations just in time for Christmas gift giving. Products will be attrac-tively wrapped so you can give them as gifts.

St. Andrew’s is at 247 New Mil-ford Turnpike (Route 202) in Mar-ble Dale, Conn. Turn onto Wheaton Road at the blinking light for convenient parking.

Benefit pancake breakfast

A pancake breakfast will be held Saturday, Dec. 14, from 8 to 10 a.m. at the Roxbury Congrega-tional Church. The proceeds will support next July’s mission trip to work with Simply Smiles on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation in South Dakota.

The Roxbury Congregational Church is at 24 Church St., Route 317, in Roxbury. For more infor-mation, call 860-355-1978 or visit www.roxburychurch.org.

Main Street Ballet The Main Street Ballet will per-

form “The Nutcracker” Saturday, Dec. 21, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 22, at 2 p.m. at Pomperaug High School in Southbury. Guest artists this year are New York’s Daevid Mendivil as the Snow Cavalier and Dew Drop Cavalier and Celestin Boutin of the Ellison Ballet as the Sugar Plum Cavalier. Tickets at $25 for adults, $20 for seniors 65 and older and children ages 7 to 12, and $12 for children 6 and younger will be available at the door. For information and reserved tickets, call 203 263-5107 or visit main-streetballet.com.

Choral Society concertsThe Connecticut Choral Society

will present three Candlelight and Carols concerts, Saturday, Dec. 21, at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. at North Con-gregational Church in Woodbury and Sunday, Dec. 22, at 4 p.m. at First Congregational Church in Danbury. Under the direction of Eric Dale Knapp, the ensemble will present a wide-ranging repertoire, including “African Noel,” “Gloria” (composed by member Rick Ryan), “Believe” (from Polar Express), and an aria from Handel’s Messiah. The audience is invited to join in singing selected carols. Tickets ($25 – adult, $15 – youth under 18) can be pur-chased online at www.CtChoralSo-ciety.org or at the door. For more information, call 888-927-2933.

Blue Christmas ServiceThe Roxbury Congregational

Church, UCC will sponsor a special “Blue Christmas” Service Sunday, Dec. 22, at 4 p.m. at the church at 24 Church Street in Roxbury. While Christmas is known as a season of joy, festivity and celebration, some may find the so-called “Christmas Spirit” elusive. Christmas can be a difficult time for us due to concerns about the world situation, struggles with depression, addictions, grief, personal troubles, or memories. The service will provide an oppor-tunity to acknowledge our feelings with people who understand what we are going through.

Everyone, regardless of religious background, is welcome. The short service will be followed by a time of light refreshments and fellow-ship. For more information call 860-355-1978 or visit www.rox-burychurch.org.

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In Brief

You turn off the television when you’re not watching it because it saves you money, right?

Not so.If you can see lights from all the

extra gear you have connected to the television, the juice is still flow-ing and the meter is still running. That can mean your cable box, DVD player, Wii or Xbox, and your stereo are still pulling energy even though they’re not being used.

If you turn off the lights in your house and navigate by flashlight, you’ll spot many of the energy thieves at work. Laptops and com-puters in sleep or standby mode, coffee makers on a timer set to start up in the morning, cell-phone adapters and telephone chargers are all energy thieves that increase your energy bill. So are clock ra-

dios, rechargeable electric tooth-brushes and printers on standby.

Called “vampires” or “phantom loads,” these appliances pull en-ergy even when they’re not in use.

Here are some tips for dealing with energy vampires:• Unplug it, especially if it’s a de-

vice you don’t use every day.• Use a power strip to easily turn

off multiple devices.• Have an energy audit done to

see where your biggest expenses are. Or invest in a Kill A Watt

electricity usage monitor (www.p3international.com) to see how much energy your individual appliances are using.

• If you need a nightlight for small children but forget to turn it off during the day, invest in the type that comes on only when it’s dark.

• Turn off your electronic gear and step outside to your meter. You’ll likely see it still running, possibly from all the other “sleeper” ap-pliances.

• When it’s time to buy a new ap-pliance, go for the ENERGY STAR models. Look for the big yellow tag on the side that tells you the appliance’s rating.

• If you have pets, you might be guilty of keeping appliances on for their comfort – and you won’t

be alone. A recent survey in Flor-ida showed 86 percent of pet owners leave on fans, lights, the television and, especially in summer, the air conditioning for the comfort of the animal. Re-consider whether your pet needs human-type temperatures.To learn more, go online to en-

ergy.gov and put “vampire loads” in the search box. You’ll find a number of articles full of informa-tion on how to save on your energy costs.

David Uffington regrets he can-not personally answer reader ques-tions, but he will incorporate them into his column whenever possible. Send email to [email protected].


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If you like to have a blueberry muffin and a cup of green tea in the morning, you might be half-way to increasing your cognitive functioning.

That’s only half said in jest. Natura Therapeutics, a pharma-ceutical company, has created a product that has been proven to increase cognitive function in older adults – and blueberries and tea are half the ingredients.

The whole list of ingredients is a proprietary blend of blue-berry, L-carnosine, green tea and vitamin D-3, which when com-bined produce more stem-cell rejuvenation than if used indi-vidually. The product is called NutraStem Cardio.

In a double-blind test (no one knew who was getting the real thing or a placebo), 105 adults with an average age of 73.6 years were tested in six different areas: verbal ability, working memory, executive functioning, process-ing speed, episodic memory and complex speed. After doing a baseline test, the participants were retested two months later.

The results: processing speed improved significantly, and there were improvements in decision-making, memory and attention.

This means that there’s hope

for having products that actually improve cognitive health.

There are some caveats, how-ever: The company did its own research. The number of partic-ipants was small, and it was only done once.

On the other hand, Natura Therapeutics is aligned with the University of South Florida, and the school’s scientists are the ones who developed the product and ran the research. This is big. Grabbing any supplement off the grocery shelves is risky because we don’t know what’s in the products or where they came from. With the University of South Florida standing behind this one, there’s assurance that at least the product won’t hurt us and might even help.

Matilda Charles regrets she cannot personally answer reader questions, but she will incorpo-rate them into her column when-ever possible. Send email to [email protected].


Blueberries and tea for health?

This cat was found near the Middlebury Police Station Nov. 26. If it is your cat, please email [email protected].

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Each year a number of people stop by the Middlebury Historical Society to gain more knowledge about their com-munity. We are happy to supply them with any information we have, but re-cently we have been concentrating our energies on Middlebury houses. While we do not have complete house histo-ries, we have collected a great deal of information about Middlebury build-ings. We are busy compiling more in-formation about private residences, especially those that predate 1900.

Based on our research, about 20 houses that predate 1800 and another 75 that date between 1800 and 1900 still remain intact. Many of them have been studied by Rachel Carley in her 2010 his-torical and architectural analysis of Mid-dlebury, which contains expert descrip-tions of approximately 550 structures.

Carley’s work will remain the most definitive study of Middlebury’s struc-tures for a long time, because it is not only the rich variety of architecture that enhances the beauty of our town but the stories of those who lived and worked in and around those buildings that enthrall us. In addition to Carley’s research on houses, a project to catalog Connecticut’s historical barns is avail-able online at www.connecticutbarns.org. Just click on the map to view the barns’ photographs and analyses in any town, including Middlebury.

Many years ago, snapshots of houses from approximately 1939 to 1941 that were taken for the town assessor’s records were turned over to the histor-ical society. The houses are identified only by the name of the owner at the time the photograph was taken. In many cases, these are the only existing pho-tographs of the houses from that period,

and, in most cases, they are the earliest photographs of those houses in exis-tence.

For the past eight months, Middle-bury Historical Society Vice President Agnes Lutes, Harold West Jr., Bob Scholl and I have spent many hours attempt-ing to match these photographs with their contemporary embodiments. As I wrote a year ago, the streets where many houses are located were identified using city directories and the 1940 U.S. census. We were able to match owners’ names written on the 1930 photographs with their listing in the directories and census, but many names could not be found, and the locations of their houses remain a mystery. There were and are a great number of out-of-town owners of houses. Perhaps the only way to iden-tify these houses is to trace their own-ership in the land records, a more te-dious process. But this is how house history is performed.

The two pictures of the Porter Avenue home, which was positively identified, show a great deal of work was per-formed during the past 75 or so years. The other house is one we have not yet identified. If you know where that house is (or was), please let us know. You are invited to stop in at the historical soci-ety to view what is available on your house. We always welcome old photo-graphs (in any shape) of houses and their occupants.

Bob Rafford is the Middlebury Histor-ical Society president and Middlebury’s municipal historian. To join or contact the society, visit MiddleburyHistorical-Society.org or call Bob at 203-206-4717. Your membership would be a valuable addition.

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An unidentified house in a 1939 to 1941 assessor’s photograph. (Submitted photos)

William B. GradySNET retiree

William B. Grady, 76, formerly of Waterbury, husband of MaryJane Grady, passed away Nov. 28, 2013, at Syl-via’s Hospice House in Ocala, Fla.

Bill was born March 1, 1937, in Waterbury, a son of the late John and Maryanne (McGowan) Grady. He was a graduate of St Margaret’s Grammar School and Sacred Heart High School and attended Post Col-lege. While at Sacred Heart High School, he played varsity basketball, baseball and track, and he later played amateur ball on various leagues around the city. He worked for The Southern New England Tele-phone Company for 33 years. He tried out for the Houston Colts in 1962, but chose to stay with the phone company.

Bill served in the U.S. Army as a paratrooper with the 101st Airborne Division in Fort Campbell, Ky. He was the secretary and a member of the Waterville Community Club for many years before his retirement to Florida. While in Florida he was an active Eucharist minister to the sick and an active volunteer at Brothers Keeper Foundation and Clothing Store. He was a member of St. There-sa’s Church in Bellview, Fla., and The

Basilica of the Immaculate Concep-tion in Waterbury. Bill left behind many good friends in Connecticut and Florida.

Besides his wife, he leaves behind six children: a son, Douglas B Grady and his wife, Cynthia, of Waterbury; a daughter, Melissa Violette and her husband, Jack, of Danbury; a son, John E. Grady and his wife, Kelly, of Watertown; a stepdaughter, Brenda Bourdeau of Dover Fox Croft, Maine; a stepson, Gregg Hews and his wife, Debbie, of Tipp City, Ohio; a stepson, Lenny Broussard and his wife, Es-ther, of Bridgeport; and 24 grand-children and 17 great-grandchildren.

He also is survived by a brother, John Grady and his wife, Yvonne, of Waterbury; a brother, Attorney Francis Grady and his wife, Judith, of Middlebury; a sister, Maryanne Carpenter and her husband, Bill of Watertown, a sister, Margaret Frigon and her husband, Ray, of Watertown; and a sister, Lucy Luce and her hus-band, Mark, of Durham. He was predeceased by three children; Wil-liam B. Grady Jr., Debra L. Grady and Mary K. Reardon and a stepson, Bruce Hews, and by two brothers, Thomas F. Grady and Michael D. Grady.

A funeral Mass will be held Sat-urday, Dec. 14, 2013, at 10 a.m. at the Basilica of the Immaculate Con-ception at 74 West Main St. in Wa-terbury. Burial will be in Mount

Olivet Cemetery in Watertown. The Murphy Funeral Home at 115

Willow St. in Waterbury is in charge of arrangements. Send the family an online condolence at [email protected].

Anne Lawlor MaddenServed on Middlebury Public Library board

Mrs. Anne (Lawlor) Madden, 89, of Mid-dlebury, passed away Saturday, Dec 7, at Wa-terbury Hospital. She was the widow of Mr. Frank T. Madden.

Anne was born Aug. 15, 1924, in Waterbury, a daughter of the late William Kenneth and Mary Veronica (Hodson) Lawlor. Growing up in Waterbury, she attended local schools and was a graduate of St. Margaret’s High School. She at-tended Smith College in Massachu-setts and later received her degree in early childhood education from The Childhood Education Founda-tion in New York City. Anne was a kindergarten teacher in local schools for many years before starting her family.

Anne was a proud member of the Junior League, an elected member on the Board of Directors at the Mid-dlebury Public Library for more than

25 years, and a communicant at St. John of the Cross Church. She was an avid golfer and member at the Waterbury Country Club and loved reading, playing bridge and doing crossword puzzles.

Anne is survived by her two sons, Gregory “Greg” Madden of Middle-bury and Jim Madden and his wife, Lisa, of Atlanta, Ga.; a sister, Marjorie (Lawlor) Cassidy and her husband, Thomas, of New Canaan; two grand-children, Nick Lawlor Madden and Connor William Madden; four cous-ins, Mary Ellen (Hinchey) Wilcox, Stephen Gaffney, Gladys (Hodson) Van Horsten, and Betty (Hodson) Goodloe; a brother-in-law, Tom Madden and his wife, Joyce, of Or-lando, Fla.; and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her sister, Mary Louise (Lawlor) At-mus.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013, at 11 a.m. at St. John of The Cross Church at 1321 Whittemore Road in Middle-bury. Burial will follow in Mount Olivet Cemetery. Family and friends may call Friday evening, Dec. 13, from 4 to 7 pm at the Bergin Funeral Home at 290 E. Main St. in Water-bury.

In lieu of flowers, memorial con-tributions are asked to be made in Anne’s name to the Middlebury Pub-lic Library, 30 Crest Rd, Middlebury, CT 06762.

A Porter Avenue home in 1939 to 1941.

The Porter Avenue home in the current assessor’s records.


The holidays offer a chance to be creative and give gifts with a twist to others and to yourself, too! Open your heart and expand your mind as you choose for loved ones this year. Think outside the box. Money isn’t always neces-sary. Fill your home with warmth, smiles and laughter through heartfelt gifts with a difference. Touch hearts with uncommon and unique gifts that are unex-pected. Practice taking yourself lightly.

Let go of other people’s stuff as you brave the crowds, online busy times and work-related pressures. Breathe. Smile often. Wear clothes that make you feel amazing every day. Keep healthy snacks on hand at all times – raw

crunchy veggies, little packs of nuts and seeds, and always water.

Believe in yourself. Sit quietly in meditation for just 3 minutes upon waking, inhaling a day of flow and ease with your hands placed gently, lovingly over your heart center, left over right. Prac-tice kindness. Little gifts from your heart day by day to uplift and in-spire yourself and others will make for happy, healthy holidays.

This week’s nuggets for life ask you to stretch your mind, open your heart and expand your realm of possibility when choosing and giving gifts to yourself and others this holiday season. Reach into the corners of your creativity and flex muscles of joy and fun. Let your intuitive impulses guide the way as you practice active daydreaming for a minute or two on each person you see receiving your gift with a glowing smile of appreciation.

Do it for you, too. Give yourself the gift of a personal time-out ev-ery day so you can exercise for 12 to 15 minutes at least to stretch, tone and strengthen your body and mind. Find an outlet for frustra-tions and stresses and practice regularly. If someone pushes your

buttons, push one of your own by imagining a big, beautiful, glowing green button in the air in front of you with the word “disconnect” on it, seeing yourself pressing it to disconnect from old feelings and conditioning. See another beauti-ful button beside it that says “con-nect,” and press it to connect with a better feeling of peace, balance and harmony within yourself. Mindfully let the day go, quietly breathing in and out before you retire at night so sleep is quiet and restorative. Go gift from the heart.

De Pecol is a yoga instructor, Reiki master and life coach who lives in Washington, Conn. See life-coachingllc.com or email [email protected]

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The Pomperaug High School girls’ basketball team is hard at work preparing for the rigors of another competitive season in the South West Conference (SCW). The Lady Panthers graduated four starters from last year’s 20-3 team, which advanced to the quarterfi-nals of the Class L state tourna-ment.

Graduated seniors Morgan Met-calf, Olivia Bonnanzio and Sarah Theriault helped build a Panthers team that went 60-14 in the last three years under head coach Joe Fortier. But the hardest graduated player to replace is leading scorer Gabbie Holness, who scored 1,360 career points. The two-time All-SWC and All-State guard averaged 21 points, nine rebounds, seven steals and six assists per game last season.

That’s a whole lot of production to try and make up, but Pomperaug won’t be short on talent since as-sistant coach Scooter Zappone led the junior varsity team to an un-defeated season last year, and the freshman team had only one loss.

“We did graduate four seniors from last year,” Fortier said. “But that’s the beauty of high school

sports; you always have a turn-around and you get to build up the program again.

“Even with just three seniors coming back, we don’t look at it as a rebuilding season. Rebuilding is looking to get better for next year. That is not where we are. With what the girls did at the junior var-sity and freshman level, we have a very good chance to be a very good team this year.”

Senior captain Hannah Metcalf, who scored 11 points per game last season, and junior captain Katelyn Perrotti, who averaged close to six points per game, will lead Pomperaug. Seniors Jen Catuccio and Gabi Penzetta offer a little more leadership to get the Panthers pointed in the right di-rection.

“A lot of teams in the league are in the same boat, graduating their leading scorers and the All-SWC players,” Fortier said.

“There are going to be a lot of teams in the mix, and I really like our chances. We may start out slow, but we will get better with each game. If we are playing our best basketball towards the end of the season, we can make a very good run in the post-season tour-naments.”

This season’s Pomperaug High School girls’ basketball team will be under the able leadership of, left to right, junior captain Katelyn Perrotti, senior Jen Catuccio, senior captain Hannah Metcalf and senior Gabi Penzetta. (Ken Morse photo)

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Junior Sydney Malaspina will be another seasoned player who gained some experience last sea-son. The Panthers also will rely on a solid core of younger players with seven sophomores and one fresh-man to add to the mix.

“We have a fairly strong group of young players,” added Fortier. “Caly Farina is back from a broken foot, and Lauren Rubinstein is coming back after tearing her ACL in the last game of the year last season. Having those two sopho-

mores back gives us a solid group to work with.

“But team defense will be the key. If we can take twice as many shots as our opponents by playing team defense, we should be able to put enough offense on the board to be successful.”

Pomperaug averaged 62 points a game last season, breaking the 60-point barrier 16 times in 23 games. The defense allowed 42 points per game, holding the op-position in the 40s or less 17 times.

Sophomores Rachel Bonnanzio, Dina Harrington and Allison Ostar, along with Kathryn Rafferty, Leah Rubinstein and freshman Nicole Onze, will be vying for playing time.

“We try and go with an up-tempo game and play a little far-ther from the basket so we don’t get into a physical match down low,” Fortier said.

“Learning to box out and play-ing team defense will allow us to get our share of rebounds. We do

have some height with our soph-omore class, but we will be looking to use our athleticism to win games fueled by our defense.”

The Panthers got the season under way this week when they played in the Masuk Tip-Off tour-nament against Brookfield Wednesday. They play the winner of the Masuk-Norwalk match-up today, Friday, Dec. 13. They will play their home opener next Friday when they host Brookfield at 7 p.m.


DEAR DR. DONOHUE: This is the second time I have had plantar fasciitis. The first time was more than five years ago. A doctor out-lined a program for me, but I have forgotten the details. Will you give me a refresher course? – L.O.ANSWER: “Plantar” is the sole of the foot. The plantar fascia is a band of sturdy tissue that runs from the heel to the toes. It sup-ports the foot and the foot arches. Plantar fasciitis is one of the most common causes of heel pain. Pro-fessional baseball, football and basketball players get it. People with flat feet or very high arches, overweight people, those who stand on hard surfaces for long periods, and runners who sud-denly increase their mileage or running time are the ones most likely to develop this injury. It hap-pens to nonathletes, too.

It causes intense pain when an affected person gets out of bed in the morning and takes a few steps. During the day, the pain lessens, but it returns toward the end of the working day. The pain can be so severe that people are forced to take time off from work.

Other causes of heel pain in-clude entrapment of a heel nerve in scar tissue, a loss of the fat pad that cushions the heel (found mostly in older people) and tiny fractures of the heel.

Weight loss is the answer to the problem if a person is overweight. Limit your walking, and don’t do any running. You can bike and swim to stay in shape. At night, splint the foot so the toes point to the ceiling when you lie on your back. If the foot falls downward toward the bed, it aggravates heel

pain. Ice the heel four times a day for 15 minutes. A silicone heel in-sert often proves helpful. Make sure your shoes are well–cush-ioned. Loop a towel around the front of the foot and, while seated, pull the towel so the foot is drawn to the body. This stretches the fas-cia. If this program fails, then see a doctor. A cortisone shot can bring rapid relief.

The booklet on aerobics, fitness and abdominal exercises can give newcomers a start in their exercise program. To obtain a copy, write: Dr. Donohue – No. 1301W, Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853–6475. Enclose a check or money order (no cash) for $4.75 U.S./$6 Canada with the recipient’s printed name and address. Please allow four weeks for delivery.DEAR DR. DONOHUE: My fin-gernails are eyesores. Since I turned 83, they’ve turned ugly. They break easily. What can I use to put some strength back in them? – R.W.ANSWER: Keep your nails out of water. If you have to put them in water, wear protective gloves. Cut the nails short. You can use nail polish, but go very easy on polish remover. Nail hardeners are help-ful. Don’t buy ones that contain

toluene or formaldehyde. A reader, J.G., wrote to me after the last time I wrote about fragile nails to en-dorse a product called Hard as Hoof, available at Walmart stores and probably others.

The B vitamin biotin is said to harden nails.

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

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1. Who was the last Detroit Tiger before Drew Smyly in 2013 to record at least a four-inning save?

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3. When was the last time before 2011-12 the University of South Carolina’s football team posted consecutive 11-win seasons?

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4. Six – Elgin Baylor, Gail Goo-drich, Magic Johnson, Jerry West, James Worthy and Ja-maal Wilkes.

5. Vic Lynn (1942-54).6. Six (2008-13).7. Europe beat the U.S. 17.5-10.5

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Woodside Heights residents Richard Chapulis, front, and Carolyn Justice, rear, are shown by a table full of donations the Woodside Heights Sunshine Club collected for Middlebury Social Services holiday giving. The Sunshine Club, formed in August, earlier donated to St. Vincent de Paul, giving toiletries, clothing, school supplies and food for Thanksgiving. Now they are collecting toys, cash to purchase toys and also food items for Middlebury. The donations will be delivered to Social Services Director JoAnn Cappelletti in a few days. (Marjorie Needham photo)

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