Newington Town Crier 05-25-2012

By ERICA SCHMITTSTAFF WRITER

To improve the lives of theirelders, animals, and the communi-ty at large,Newington Girl Scoutsworkmostly behind the scenes,butwere recognized for their effortsat a Silver and Bronze AwardsCeremony Monday evening.“I’m so proud to sit here in the

audience and hear about whatyou’ve been doing,” State Rep.Sandy Nafis,D-Newington, a for-mer Girl Scout herself, told thetroops.

“You are all the leaders of tomor-row,”she added.“Newington needsyou and the world needs you.”Their troop leaders noted that

their girls were “never this shy atmeetings”Monday night,humbledlistening to Nafis read an official

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Over 300 people participated in Newington�s 2012 Relay For Life Friday Saturday at Mill Pond Park. The event,which featured a camp out, celebration and walk, was held to raise money and awareness for the AmericanCancer Society. See story and photos on Page 2.

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For a total of 18 hours straightlast Friday and Saturday, Newingtonresidents and others gathered at MillPond Park, walking to raise moneyand awareness for the AmericanCancer Society.About 300 people joined in

Newington’s 2012 Relay For Life.Asof Wednesday, the total raised hadyet to be calculated, but the RelayCommittee was pleased with thisyear’s event.“We had a good turnout, espe-

cially for opening ceremonies,” saidNewington’s American CancerSociety Staff Partner Kate Bradley,who helped the volunteer planningcommittee organize the two-dayaffair.Local schools, including John

PattersonElementaryandNewingtonHigh, sent choirs and a jazz bandto perform for participants, manyof which are cancer survivors andtheir families. Bradley herself has apersonal connection to the disease,which unfortunately, is not uncom-mon these days.“My mother is a cancer survivor

and both my grandparents lost theirlives to it, so for me it’s an importantfight to fight,”she said.Teams of Newington residents

and others spend all year fundrais-ing in preparation for the all-nightcampout, celebration and walk, whileothers come for a few hours to paytheir respects to those they knew thatfought cancer.“This year we were able to line the

track completely with all the partici-pants and join hands to support thesurvivors as they did their first lap,”

said Event Chairperson AmyLungu,who works tirelessly to gather sup-port from local businesses and thecommunity.“It’s all worth it,” she says. “I had

a friend pass away from cancer acouple years ago, and also have somefriends that are cancer survivors thathave beat it.I couldn’t imagine if I losteverybody I loved to cancer.”And although the event is called a

“Relay” it’s not at all a competition.“It’s more of a family event, it’s

about getting together and support-ing one another and having a goodtime,” explained Lungu, whose 6-and 8-year-old children look forwardto joining their mom at the parkevery year.There was also an outpouring of

support from businesses in town,including Outback Steakhouse, whooffered survivors a complimentarysteak and chicken dinner.“It was just so wonderful for them

to be able to give that to our survivors,

recognizing these people have beenthrough a lot and we need to cometogether to raise money for thisresearch,” Lungu said, adding thatone Committee member happensto work on cancer research at YaleUniversity —w at the receiving endof the grants – which gave their workthat much more meaning.Not much changes about the

weekend from year to year, as manyof the activities are based in the sametraditions followed nationwide atRelay events across the country.During the afternoon hours there

is a bright, inspired aura around sites,but when dusk falls so does a blanketof solemnness, as hundreds of lumi-naria can be seen flickering aroundthe track, in a ceremony that recogn-zies those who lost their battles withcancer.

Erica Schmitt can be reached at (860)225-4601, ext.210, or [email protected].

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Over 300 people joined Newington�s 2012 Relay For Life at Mill Pond Park Fridayand Saturday to raise money and awareness for the American Cancer Society.

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After 24 years of service, Lt.John Johnson will retire from theNewington Police Department onJune 1. The TownCouncil presentedhim with a procla-mationat itsmeetingTuesday to honorhis long service tothe community.“We appreciate

everything you’vedone for us,”MayorSteve Woods toldJohnson afterreading the longproclamation listingthe many accom-plishments of theofficer, whose tenurebegan in 1988.Johnson, 53, was promoted to

sergeant in 1992 and then lieu-tenant in 2007. Throughout theyears he has served as field trainingofficer, mid-state traffic enforce-ment supervisor, training sergeant,certified police instructor, detective

sergeant, senior firearms instructor,mid-state narcotics supervisor, fatalaccident investigation supervisor,andEmergency Response Team mem-ber, team leader and commander.“I’m surewe couldwrite a full page

or two of all of youraccomplishments,everything you’vedone for the town,”said CouncilorMyra Cohen.“I’ve enjoyed

working withyou immensely,”Johnson told townofficials Tuesday.“Newingtonisa fan-tastic town; I’ll missdoing what I do, thecamaraderie and theprofessionalism ofthe department.”

While serving, Johnson tackleda number of different dangeroussituations, for which he receivedmany awards for exemplary jobperformance.“There’s a bond between mem-

bers of the agency,” he commented.“… life or death decisions you have

to make at times, you really dependon each other.”In 1989,he rescued an elderly resi-

dent from a smoke-filled apartment.The next year, he was an integralpart of an investigation of threeburglaries, then in 1992, he made amotor vehicle stop which resulted inthe apprehension of a suspect in pos-session of a large quantity of heroin.

In addition,he entered a high-riskconfrontationwith an armed suspectin 1994 “with diligence”according totown officials.Johnson also served as an Adjunct

Instructor for the ConnecticutPolice Academy and an Instructorfor theCapitol Region Police Chiefs’Association.After retiring from the force,

Johnson will move on to the posi-tion of manager at the HoffmanGun Center, where he will performfirearms training and other duties.“I’m takingmy training as a police

officer to a different level,” Johnsonexplained of his plans at the center,which is owned by Scott Hoffman,a longtime friend of his.“Anybody involved with

Newington or law enforcementknows Lieutenant Johnson,”remarkedCouncilorBethDelBuono.“You always handled situations withcare and compassion.”Councilor Maureen Klett offered

Johnson sincere thanks that camefrom her own personal experiencewith the world of law enforcement.“You’re a cop’s cop,” she said.

“Being themother of a police officer,you’re exactly the cop I’d want therebacking my son up; your commit-ment to the town of Newingtongoes beyond a paycheck,” she added.

Erica Schmitt can be reached at (860)225-4601, ext. 210, or [email protected].

Council,mayor praise long-serving lieutenant set to retire

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Newington Police Chief Richard Mulhall, left, with Lt. John Johnson, who isretiring June 1.

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Two monumental eventsoccurred for Newington’s BoyScout Troop 347 recently – 13Cub Scouts crossed over to BoyScout-hood, and, simultaneous-ly, their Cubmaster Ernie Fieldstepped down from his nine-yeartenure with the pack.

State Representative SandyNafis came to the boys’ CrossoverCeremony to present Field witha State Citation for his service.Troop 347 Scoutmaster TimManke, along with CommitteeChairman Tom Porrell, presentedhim a proclamation. The scoutsthemselves offered him a pictureframe and a farewell book con-taining each of their memories of

their time spent together.Later, the “Webelos” – the

highest ranked Cub Scouts —conducted a flag folding ceremonyto present a very special flag toField. This particular flag flewover the United States Capitol inField’s honor on Dec. 1, 2011 –his 44th birthday – at the requestof Sen. Joseph Lieberman, whosent along a letter of congratula-tions to Field that was read at theceremony.Field also reflected at one point

in the evening, recalling a night 25years ago when two Iraqi missilesattacked the USS Stark, result-ing in the deaths of 37 sailors.He served then as a 19-year-oldsailor on the USS Coontz, a shippatrolling the Persian Gulf thatwas sent to rescue the damagedvessel.He remembered some words of

advice from an older officer thatnight, who told the young sailorsto “be prepared” and “do yourbest” — the Boy Scout Oath andthe Cub Scout Oath, respectively.Field passed those very same

words onto his boys the night ofthe ceremony.“I took the role of Cubmaster

four years ago thinking, okay I’llgive it shot, but it’s been one ofthe greatest experiences of mylife,” he commented. “I wouldn’thave changed a thing; we’veaccomplished so much.”His successor will be Den

Leader Eric Rothauser, who hasspent the last year under Field’swing, training for this Septemberwhen he will take over leadingthe troop, which is currently com-prised of 44 families. Field’s sonJustin moved on to Boy Scoutslast year, but he was still willingto stay to help guide Rothauserthrough the transition.“Ernie continues to lead Pack

347 with the same passion andgood humor as when he firststarted,”Rothauser told the Troopat the ceremony. “He does sowith the goal of making scout-ing fun for Newington’s youthwhile at the same time teachingthe importance of perseverance,honesty, citizenship, respect, andresponsibility.”Field however, is confident in

his successor leading with strongvalues.“I think they’re in great hands,”

he said.Pack 347 is holding a recruit-

ment night Tuesday, June 12at 6:30 p.m. in the ElizabethGreen Elementary School caf-eteria. Anyone interested in CubScouting is welcome to learnmore that evening or call EricRothauser at (860) 666-1685.

Erica Schmitt can be reached at(860) 225-4601, ext. 210, [email protected].


Newington�s Boy Scout Troop 347 holds a �Crossover Ceremony�where the Scoutsadvance in rank. Thirteen of the troop�s Cub Scouts became Boy Scouts.

At right, The second photo is state Rep. Sandy Nafis, D-Newington, present-ing Cubmaster Ernie Field with a letter from Sen. Joseph Lieberman.

Cubmaster Ernie Field congratulatesTroop 347 Cub Scouts as they advancein rank during a recent ceremony.

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Tohonor the businesses and peoplein town who they often work closelywith, the Newington Chamber ofCommerce’s 67th Annual AwardsDinner will be held next Thursday,May 31.President John Kelly will present

his award for Chamber Member oftheYear to the 7 a.m.NetworkGroup,a long-standing organization thatmeets every Wednesday to promoteprofessional relationships betweenbusinesses.“Members are actively and collec-

tively involved in all chamber eventsand activities, so I thought it was anexcellent time to recognize their manyyears of service to the Chamber andto the community,”explained Kelly ofhis choice.The Business of the Year is Liberty

Bank, which just opened earlier thisyear and has sponsored a number ofdifferent chamber events, including itsrecent First Annual ComedyNight.Business Person of the Year is

Richard Simons, co-owner of SimonSez Pets andPresident ofNewington’sDowntown Business Association,whichKelly says theChamberwantedto recognize as another organizationwhich has had an impressive impacton town lately.“They have done an amazing job

in hosting holiday events and a lotto bring the downtown businessestogether,”he explained.Holiday InnExpress,whichopened

a new location on the BerlinTurnpikeat the end of winter received theBeautification Award for the carefulconsideration of their building andgrounds.But besides businesses in town,

three other awards will be presentednext Thursday, to individuals whoseefforts had a powerful civic impact onresidents.The proud recipient of the Youth

Service Awards is John Brunetti, anEducation Materials Supervisor inNewington schools.“I’ve been involved with youth

sports for many years,” explainedBrunetti, whose 30- and 28 year-oldsons played Little League, basketballand soccer growing up, initiating theirdad’s joining of a number of differentorganizations and boards.“We have a 10-year-old, Jordan,

so we’ve stayed involved with all theyouth programs,”he added.Brunetti currently serves as pres-

ident of the middle schools’ travel

basketball program.His oldest son Jeffnow happens to be Varsity SoccerCoach and JVGirls Basketball CoachatNewingtonHigh,and his other sonJustin runs the Adult Baseball Leaguein town.

The Public Service Award will goto husband-and-wife John and ElenaYork, a couple whose yearly partici-pation in the Police Department’sAnnual Stuff-A-Cruiser event isextensive.They usually bring three orfour bikes along with a car-full anda truck-full of goodies down to theevent, which collects toys and goodies

for families in town that can’t affordholiday gifts.“It helps other people out that are

going through a tough time,” saidElena. “Hopefully, nobody has to gowithout onChristmas,”added the life-longNewington resident.A fixture in town for over 95

years, the Newington Volunteer FireDepartment was the proud recipientof the Public Safety Award this year.”We thought this was an excellent

opportunity to recognize the risk theyput to themselves and their familiesto keep our businesses and our homessafe,”explained Kelly.The evening is also their annual

dinner meeting when new Chamberofficers and a new Board of Directorsare nominated.The Chamber’s 67th Annual

Dinner and Awards Presentation isscheduled for Thursday, May 31, at5:30p.m.attheHartfordSaengerbund,719N.Mountain Road.For more information, visit

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citation of congratulations fromthe General Assembly afterdescribing the projects theycompleted.Silver Awards were issued to

nine of them, the highest recog-nition Cadette Girl Scouts canreceive, and 11 others receivedtheir Bronze Awards, the highestfor Junior Scouts.“All the girls receiving their

Silver awards had to completea journey aimed at giving, withthe benefit of having the keysto leadership: discover, connectand take action,” explained Troop10520 Leader Joanne Cocola,

whose girls showed the youngerScouts the benefits of gardeningand how to protect and nurturethe environment. But their bigproject took place at the Water’sEdge Rehabilitation Center inan Alzheimer’s unit, where theybuilt a “sensory room” for patientsto enjoy.It started with peeling off the

wallpaper, painting and primingwith the help of their dads,accord-ing to Cocola’s daughter Theresa,one of the Scouts.Then they dec-orated the room, added texturedsensory boards for patients to feeland installed a system to generatecalming sounds.“We are really pleased with our

work and we hope the people atWater’s Edge are as pleased as weare,” said Markella DeConti, whoreceived a Silver Award alongsideMayor Steve Woods’ daughterTessa, who created a Zen gardenwith fellow Scout Olivia Bishop,in the courtyard at John Wallace,their middle school.Another group planted a com-

munity garden with squash,tomatoes, peppers and more.“The best part was when we

brought some tomatoes to TownHall to share, and gave a few to awoman who uses the Food Bank;”explained Kailyn Morotto, add-ing, “You never know how much

people need help and the smallestgesture is always appreciated.”Bronze Award recipients also

embarked on a variety of journeys,making blankets for the cats anddogs at the Connecticut HumaneSociety, stitching together a totalof 71 pillows for seniors at Bel-Aire Manor nursing home andalso performing there to entertainresidents.“A few of the ladies hugged

us and told us how much thegifts meant to them,” comment-ed Monica Sadil, who earned aBronze Award Monday.“We hope what they learn from

these projects is to become leadersin the community and the world,”said Troop 10517 Leader LisaSchuler.

Erica Schmitt can be reached at(860) 225-4601, ext. 210, [email protected].

LocalGirl Scouts awarded for contributions to community

Cadette Girl Scouts receive their Silver Awards, the highest award level thata Cadette Girl Scout can earn.

At left, Cheryl Kamansky holds up her official citation from the General Assembly, which was awarded to her at theGirl Scouts Silver and Bronze Awards Ceremony Monday. At right, Girl Scouts Danielle Kling-Joseph, left, and MegCumerford, help out serving drinks at the awards ceremony. They are working toward their Gold Awards.

From left, Cheryl Kamansky, MarkellaDeConti and Theresa Cocola, Scoutsin Troop 10520 received an awardfor creating a �sensory room� in theAlzheimer�s unit of Water�s Edge Re-habilitation Clinic in Middletown.

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By LISA BACKUSSTAFF WRITER

It was a lesson in human resourc-es for a workforce like no other.New York Fire Department Lt.

Tim Klett who started his careerin New Britain more than twodecades ago offered city firefightersThursday a different perspective onbeing in command of a fire unit.“Earn your company’s trust,” he

told the room. “When the fire isrolling over ourheads, we’re nextto each other,we’re all the same.A lot of manage-ment books don’tapply to what wedo.”Klett who gives

talks around thecountry on howto successfullymanage a firecompany agreed to return to thedepartment where he started hiscareer in 1987 to share the knowl-edge he’s gained while working forone of the busiest departments inthe country.A Newington native, Klett said

firefighting “is the greatest job inthe world, I couldn’t imagine doinganything else.” Even after 9/11, it’sstill the best job in the world,” headded.Klett was asked to appear by

acting Fire Chief Thomas Ronalterwho has heard him speak on sev-eral occasions. “He brings a lotof knowledge and experience,”Ronalter said. “Being from NewYork City he has much more expe-rience due to the size of the city heworks in.”Every firefighter in the depart-

ment will rotate through twoclasses with Klett on operationsand firefighter safety and survival.Klett’s fond of saying that firedoesn’t discriminate. “I always say

the fire doesn’t care where youwork,” he said. “Fire is the sameno matter where you are whetherit’s New York or New Britain andit can kill you no matter whereyou are.”The management and work-

place skills he told the room full offirefighters Thursday at fire head-quarters on Beaver Street stressedthat a strong work ethic would leadto more opportunities to battle theflames.

Commandersshould lead byexample, he said.“Why do I go firstduring a trainingexercise? Becausethey need to knowthat I’m willing todo that and I canmake mistakesand be human,”he explained.“Make yourself

look good and you make yourcommander look good which ulti-mately makes the entire companylook good, Klett said. “You want tobe the ones chosen to go into thefire because the chief knows youcan handle it.”Another message: take train-

ing seriously. Thanks to improvedfire prevention techniques, publicawarenessandbetterbuildingcodes,the opportunities to fight fires arefew and far between. “Training:that’s the boss,” he said. “We usedto get our training at fires.Now wehave to train continually.”“Stand up for your company, be

a doer, an achiever and a ‘go-to’ guybecause in the end, it’s about yourco-workers and not the fires youfight. The people you work withare the job,” Klett said. “The firesare the bonus.”

Lisa Backus can be reached at (860)225-4601, ext. 306, or at [email protected].

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NEW BRITAIN — Calling itthe “first of many more economicdevelopment expansions in thecity”New Britain Mayor TimothyO’Brien and a contingent ofpolitical and business leadersWednesday afternoon announcedthat a Newington company will bemoving its operations to PinnacleHeights early next year.“This (high-tech manufactur-

ing) is where the good payingjobs are for the future,” said the

mayor, who was joined by theowners of Polamer Precision at aWednesday afternoon press con-ference in New Britain City Hall.The mayor announced that

Polamer, which is based in twobuildings on Progress Circle,is paying the city $500,000 for8-and-1/2 acres on the site, once alow-income housing complex.Polamer— a speciality and pro-

duction aerospace manufacturingcompany — currently employs65 workers. The company willemploy 85 people when it movesto Pinnacle Heights by March

2013, eventually employing morethan 130 workers, according toPolamer President Chris Galik.Galik, who said Polamer “had

debated for four years on whetherto move here” said “the timing isperfect now.” He said the compa-ny will break ground next month.Polamer received incentives

from the city to build on thePinnacle site, but the mayordeclined to say what those incen-tives were.After Polamer moves in, there

will still be 40 acres of availableland at Pinnacle. O’Brien said thecity is in ”active discussions” withother businesses about relocatingto the site.Bill Millerick, president of

the New Britain Chamberof Commerce, spoke at thepressconference.“This is a resurgence of preci-

sion manufacturingin New Britain,”Millerick said.“Mayor O’Brienhas made economicdevelopment thecornerstone of hiscampaign. This is athrilling day for allof us.”D e m o c r a t i c

Alderman CarloCarlozzi, whoattended the pressconference, said,“I’m very excited about meetinga new neighbor and a new manu-facturer for the city.” Carlozzilives fewer than 1,000 feet from

the site.Newington officials said

Wednesday they were not noti-fied by Polamer of their plans toleave town.

“I would have loved to been ableto see if we could have found themother accommodations in town,”Newington Mayor Steve Woods

said Wednesday. “You never wanta business to leave your town, butif someone thinks they’re makinga good plan for their business togrow I accept that.”

While it is justa formality, thesale does need theapproval of the NewBritain CommonCouncil. OnWednesday evening,the council voted torefer the pending saleto a council subcom-mittee for a publichearing Tuesday.Thefull council is expect-ed to approve thesale at a special coun-

cil meeting within the next fewweeks.Sixty-five percent of Polamer’s

employees live in New Britain,Galik said. He said machineoperators earn, on average, $25an hour. Engineers, he said, earnmore than $100,000 a year.The sale to Polamer comes on

the heels of a $1.7 million saleof a portion of Pinnacle Heights,located in the northwestern partof the city, to a regional educa-tion group. The Capital RegionalEducation Council, or CREC,plans to open a 145,000-square-foot magnet school at the Pinnaclesite by the end of 2013.� Erica Schmitt contributed to this

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Robert Storace can be reached at(860) 225-4601, ext. 223, or [email protected].

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The Connecticut HumaneSociety thanks Ruth ChaffeeElementary School teachers,administrators, and most impor-tantly, students and their familiesfor organizing and conductingan extremely successful donationdrive for our pets.The Ruth Chaffee school com-

munity had been discussing notonly the concept of internal com-munity but also the larger pictureof the Newington community forsome time.The focus of these dis-cussions was on the importance ofgiving back.Students began show-ing their support for the conceptof “community involvement” bycollecting over 1450 health careitems for the Newington HumanServices department.These inspired students also

believe that pets are members ofour community and also needour help.Their brainstorming andcollaborative efforts led them tothe doorstep of the ConnecticutHumane Society’s NewingtonHeadquarters where they com-mitted to conducting a two monthcollection drive for the shelter

pets and the Pet Food Pantryprogram.To help inspire the students, the

school invited the Society’s PublicRelations Director Alicia Wright,and her furry friend Riley, ona series of visits. The donation“snowball” effect got bigger andbigger as students went homeafter each visit with a commit-ment to help all of Riley’s friendsat the shelter.On May 22, student represen-

tatives Kyle and Alexandra Pacand school representatives LindaDalidavitz, Lindsey Ranaudo,Ellen Repay and Rachel Pacdelivered 4 large vanloads of sup-plies and $43 dollars in cash. Thesupply delivery included amongstother things: 276 cans of wet food,147 lbs. of dry food, 68 packagesof pet treats, and 131 pet toys.In total, they donated 500 itemsthat will go directly to helping theanimals in our community!The Connecticut Humane

Society community thanks theRuth Chaffee community forall their support, hard work, andcompassion for our mission.Greatjob to all!

HumaneSociety thanksRuthChaffee studentsfor selfless charitywork

The Connecticut Humane Society offered a sincere �thank you� this week tostudents of Ruth Chaffee Elementary School for their efforts to organize andconduct a two-month collection drive for shelter pets which netted 276 cansof dog food and 147 pounds of dry food among other items.

Students organized and ran successfulcollection drive for shelter pets

The 16th Annual Newington Library 5K Challenge road race was held Sunday, May 20. 386 runners and walk-ers and many enthusiastic spectators participated in this annual library fundraiser. All proceeds from the racebenefit the library. Brian Graca was the top male finisher with a time of 16:52 and Maddie Hayes was the topfemale finisher with a time of 20:22. In addition to the awards ceremony, participants enjoyed food and prizesdonated by local Newington businesses. Race results can be found at the library�s website www.newingtonct.gov/library.

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HARTFORD — Forget “NewBritain to Hartford Busway.” Theofficial name is now “CTfastrak.”Gov. Dannel Malloy and state

Transportation CommissionerJames Redeker dug the first twoshovelfuls of dirt Tuesday on Park

Street, the site of the future proj-ect’s Parkville Station. With thesymbolic gesture, constructionof the new $567 million rapid-transit link between the two citieshas begun.The project includes 11 sta-

tions along the route from NewBritain to Newington into WestHartford and ending in Hartfordwith buses running every three tosix minutes during peak commut-ing hours.“CTfastrak is an important part

of Connecticut’s overall invest-ment in transportation,” saidMalloy. “For years, Connecticutpublic transit has languished —outdated systems and antiquatedinfrastructure have slowed travel-ers, commuters and commerce.With the investment in bus rapidtransit, putting new railcars inservice in southern Connecticutand moving forward to buildinterstate higher-speed rail, weare well on our way to turning thepage on years of neglect.”In addition to CTfastrak,

Redeker introduced new elementsof a statewide public transporta-tion branding campaign created

under the “CTrides” name.CTfastrak is being built on

an abandoned railroad corridor

from New Britain to Hartford’sUnion Station alongside theactive Amtrak rail right-of-way.Buses will operate from approxi-mately 4:30 a.m. to 1:30 a.m.Buses will also use the 9.4-milecorridor to provide direct ser-vice to major employment sitessuch as the UConn MedicalCenter, Westfarms Mall, CentralConnecticut State Universityand throughout downtown New

Britain and Hartford. Service isexpected to begin in late 2014.The federal government will

cover $455 million of the $567million project cost, with theremaining $112 million fundedby the state. An estimated 4,000construction jobs and at least 100permanent jobs are expected toresult from the project.The first construction segment

Officials break groundonCTfastrak (formerly theBusway)

Annalisa Russell-Smith | Staff

From left, Hartford Mayor Pedro E. Segarra; U.S. Rep. John Larson, D-1st District; Gov. Dannel Malloy; MetroHartfordAlliance President Oz Griebel; state Sen. Terry Gerratana, D-New Britain; and Capitol Region Council of GovernmentsPresident Mary Glassman at Tuesday�s ceremonial groundbreaking.


Ed Reilly, president of the GreaterHartford/New Britain Building TradesCouncil, at the groundbreaking forCTfastrak.


Map of the new Hartford to New Britain rapid transit busway known as �CTfastrak� on display at the groundbreaking on Tuesday afternoon at the cor-ner of Francis Avenue and Park Street in Hartford.

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will begin on a 5.8-mile stretchthat begins near Cedar Street inNewington and runs north toSigourney Street in Hartford.The $130 million contract for thissegment also includes the con-struction of seven stations, a new$19.9 million bridge at FlatbushAvenue in West Hartford andthe construction of a new gravelmaintenance road for Amtrak.State Sen. Terry Gerratana,

D-New Britain, thanked NewBritain Downtown DistrictDirector GerryAmodio and BillMillerick, presidentof the Greater NewBritain Chamberof Commerce, forhelping her under-stand the project’seconomic potential.Millerick said

CTfastrak meanspotential for eco-nomic developmentfor the city.“The first phase

was getting it upand running,” hesaid. “The next phase is takingadvantage of it. We need to seizethis opportunity.”Ed Reilly, president of the

Greater Hartford/New BritainBuilding Trades Council, said hisunion members are ready to dojust that.“For two years we’ve been in

an economic depression with 40percent unemployment,” he said.“Today, we’re going to put thou-sands of construction workersto work in their own communi-ties thanks to the vision of Gov.Malloy. Workers now have trans-portation vital for education andjob creation.”New Britain residents Craig

Frederick and Stephen Hardcame away from the ceremony

impressed.“This isn’t just a Busway,” said

Frederick. “It’s a breakthrough intransportation technology — away to get people out of their carsand into state-of-the-art buses.”“Anyone who commutes

between New Britain andHartford and is stuck in trafficshould understand the need for[CTfastrak],”Hard said.Two Republican legislators

— state Sen. Joe Markley ofSouthington and state Rep. WhitBetts of Bristol — saw no cause

for celebration.They had vowedto block theBusway. However,their amendmentsto sidetrack fund-ing for the Buswayon transportationmeasures in therecently complet-ed short legislativesession failed togain enough votes.Their mea-sures would haverequired statefunds earmarked

for the Busway to be used insteadfor road and bridge repair.Markley warned that the

Busway will eventually cost morethan $20 million a year to operateonce it is completed.Accused by some as using

the Busway issue for publicity,Markley countered that he onlywanted to stop wasteful spending.“My dream as a legislator has

always been to save the taxpayers’money,” he said. “This [Buswayproject] struck me as good anopportunity as was presentedme.”

Scott Whipple can be reached at(860) 225-4601, ext. 319, or [email protected].

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NEWINGTON — It wasn’ta state title game, not yet anyway,but Monday sure felt like it for theNewington baseball team.The 2011 Class LL state champi-

ons avenged a previous loss with oneof its most convincing performancesof the season on Senior Night tobring down Northwest Catholic 8-1at Legends Field.Northwest Catholic was ranked

No. 5 in the state by the PoweradeConnecticut Basee Rankings enter-ingMonday’s game.The home-standing team battled

through the rain to shut down downthe now 18-2 squad from WestHartford in the final regular sea-son game as seniors Fred Burgos,Sammy Tinkham, Alex Frutuoso,Tyler Eastwood, Josh Barnett, RyanCallahan,and JonSnyder played theirfinal home game for Newington.Newington received a one-hit per-

formance from starting left-handerTinkhamwhilereceivinga10-hitpro-duction from its lineup asNewingtonprepares to defend its Class LL titlenow with a ton of confidence and

momentum.“That’s a top-five baseball team in

the state [and] that was their numberone pitcher,” Newington coach EricFrank said.“They’re a very good club.But our guys wanted to have a greatday today on SeniorDay.We jumpedon them early [and] Sam Tinkhampitched phenomenal all game long. Itwas a great team win.”Tinkham dominated from the

start, pitching a no-hitter throughfive-and-two-thirds innings.Everything worked for the senior.

Hiscurveball,his sliderandhis fastballall had great movement as Tinkhamfound his spots while working in thechange-up to keep hitters lungingout ahead of the pitch. He finishedwith a one-hitter and allowed noearned runs.Tinkham’s excellent day on the hill

was a huge momentum builder forhis team as a whole.The entire squadseemed to feed offTinkham’s perfor-mance offensively and defensively.“He had everything working

today,” Frank said. “He hit his spots.When he’s confidence like that onthe mound he gives our team a lot ofconfidence.”Some solid plays defensively

including two great plays in the out-field helped keepTinkham on pace.Frutuoso made a diving catch in

leftfield.He snagged a deep line driveoff the bat ofWill Carew that saved ahit and a run for Newington.That catch came in the fifth inning

when Newington had already sur-mounteda6-0 lead.In the first inningrightfielder RyanCallahan dove head

first to snatch a hit away from MacCrispino. Defensively Newingtonwas sound and committed just oneerror in the game.“I’m just happy that we won to be

honest,”Tinkham said. “It was a bigwin for us.”The last time the two teamsmet it

was in earlyMay.NorthwestCatholicedged out Newington 4-3 at home

in that contest. Newington got itsrevenge,however.“I don’t think there was extramoti-

vation,” Tinkham said. “It’s just thatthey are a good team and there wasthe chance to get looked at by thestate and send a message to the restof the state and to help ourselves seedwise.My teammates played great.”Newington struck early and it

struck hard, collecting five runs offof six hits in the first two innings offof Crispino, the Northwest Catholicstarting pitcher.Meucci logged the big hit for

Newington when he cranked a basesloaded double to deep left-centerfieldthat drove in three runs.Meucci finished with three RBI in

the game.Burgos finishedwith three hits and

scored twice while Jeremy Weymanand Kyle Belizzi each had a hit anda RBI.Nick Sanford scored two runs as

well.Coach Frank couldn’t quite explain

where his team’s sudden offensiveexplosion came from.“Maybe they’re excited about

Senior Day,” he said. “Even the outswere hit hard.Meucci had a big hit togive us a cushion there.”Still, Frank was pleased with the

final result especially as his teamenters the state tournament to defendits Class LL state championship.“That’s the top five baseball team

in the state,” Frank said. “Everyoneplayed well today. It’s a good way togo into the tournament.”

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NEWINGTON — On a daywhen the Newington baseballteam needed a big day from eachand every player, its centerfielderFred Burgos delivered.The senior ball player started

in the leadoff spot for NewingtonMonday during the team’s SeniorNight game against the heav-ily favored Northwest Catholicteam.Newington beat the No.

5-ranked CCC conference rival8-1 during rainy weather in itsfinal regular season game.Burgos got the start in place of

the team’s usual starter Jon Snyderwho did not play.Snyder was sidelined after he

had pulled a hamstring while run-ning to third on a triple during agame last week.In his place Burgos put together

a solid performance.The speedster went 3-for-4

and scored twice while record-

ing two important put outs inNewington’s dominating win.Burgos said he had a little extra

motivation for doing well, notonly because Northwest Catholicis ranked fifth in the state butbecause he missed a Senior Nightearlier in the year.

“I play football too and I missedmy senior night that night so Icame in with a chip on my shoul-der,” Burgos said. “I came into thefirst spot in the lineup for Jon soI’m just filling his shoes and try-ing to be hot in the tournament.”

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HARTFORD — With just aweek to go, about 12 percent ofstate employees have yet to complywith a rule requiring participationin a cost-savings health program.Comptroller Kevin Lembo said

his office has been sending lettersand emails and has been in touchwith state commissioners to getworkers— and their spouses usingthe state’s health care plan — toknow about the May 31 deadline.As of Wednesday, about 5,000workers had not complied.“It’s a constant drumbeat that

reminds and encourages people,”he said.The requirement is part of a

program intended to improvelong-term care and cut poten-tial medical costs for the state.Employees are required to informthe state by May 31 that they’vemade appointments for dental ormedical procedures and have thework done by Dec. 31.Failure to comply will result in

a premium of $100 a month inaddition to the regular premium.State workers and retirees who

participate, including their depen-dents,must agree to have physicals— annually for those 50 yearsand older — age-related screen-ings such as cholesterol tests andcancer screenings.Robert Krzys, an attorney and

health care expert for a coalitionof Connecticut state employeeunions, said the state is ensuringthat compliance will be 100 per-cent, but he expects about 1,000employees will likely not com-ply with the requirements by thedeadline.“We’re checking on folks,” he

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for the comptroller’s office, saidabout 6,000 of 51,000 enrolledstate workers — about 12 per-cent — had not complied as ofWednesday. But that number isfalling fast, she said.The program is part of a

labor agreement negotiated lastyear between the Malloy admin-istration and unions. Instead ofimposing higher co-pays and

rolling back health insurance cov-erage, Connecticut officials wantworkers to get colonoscopies,mammograms, annual physicals,teeth cleanings and other preven-tive measures to help cut costs.Dan Livingston, the labor

lawyer who helped negotiate theagreement with the administra-tion, said the health maintenancearrangements will help keep downrising health care costs.Krzys said Connecticut’s pro-

gram is new, forcing officials tosolve problems as they emergesuch as a website he said is notvery good or letters that may havegone to the wrong member of ahousehold.The website, www.cthep.com,

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There may be a ban on earmarks-- those special measures lawmakersin Congress pass to help specificconstituents -- but Connecticut law-makers are helping local companiesin another, little known way: tariffs.Companies in Connecticut that

are poised to benefit this year includethemaker of luxury cashmere fabricsinStaffordSprings,themanufacturerof beauty products and small kitch-en appliances in Stamford, and theworldwide makers of wristwatches-- Middlebury-basedTimex.Reps.JohnLarson,D-1stDistrict,

and Chris Murphy, D-5th District,introduced a bill earlier in May thatwould help Timex with the importduties on certain watches the com-pany manufactures overseas.“This bill would make techni-

cal corrections to U.S. trade lawby simplifying the current rates ofduty on certain wristwatches. Thatincludes Timex, a great Connecticutcompany that I’m proud to support,”Murphy said.Larson, a member of the Ways

and Means Committee, said heintroduced the bill to help stream-line the tariff process for Timex andInvicta, a south Florida-based watchcompany located in the district of

Rep. Ted Deutch, D-Fla., the thirdsponsor of the bill.Tariffs are placed on imported

goods to raise the price of importsfrom foreign competitors to U.S.companies. They also provide bil-lions of dollars to the U.S.Treasury.But eliminating or reducing tar-

iffs allows U.S. companies to reducethe cost of importing foreign mate-rials they need or products theymanufacture overseas, saving thesecompanies hundreds of thousandsand often millions of dollars.Critics of the practice say it robs

the U.S. Treasury of billions of dol-lars and opens the door to possiblecorruption of members of Congresswho often receive campaign dona-tions from the executives and PACsof the businesses they help.Reducingtariffs also strengthens the manu-facturing base of competitors likeChina, which produces many of theduty-free goods, opponents say.Steve Ellis of Taxpayers for

Common Sense, which criticizesearmark spendings,and two senatorswho were at the front lines of thebattle to end earmarks, DemocratClaire McCaskill of Missouri andRepublican Jim DeMint of SouthCarolina, want the InternationalTrade Commission to decide whichimports deserve a break on duties.“We have long been concerned

with (the tariff bills) because of thepotential pay-to-play and specialinterest giveaways that it perpetu-ates,” said Ellis, whose group tracksand criticizes earmark spending.There’s no evidence that any of

the Connecticut companies thatreceived help on tariff issues con-tributed much -- or at all -- to thecampaigns of the lawmakers whohelped them.Rep. Joe Courtney, D-2nd

District, introduced more than adozen bills last month to extenda ban on import duties on severaltypes of cashmere and vicuna andcamel hair yarns.That is meant to benefit the

Warren Corp. in Stafford Springs,which produces luxury woolen fab-rics. Much of the imported yarnsmentioned for relief in the billscome from China.In an interview this week,

Courtney said he wanted to doanything he could to help a localtextile manufacturer, which he con-siders “an endangered species” in theUnited States.“I think at a timewhen people like

to talk about ‘making it in America,’this is a company that really does it,”Courtney said. “I’m trying to keepthese guys alive.”The elimination of tariffs for the

Warren Corp. saves the companymore than $275,000 a year.Rep. Jim Himes, D-4th District,

has introduced 10 bills to eliminateduties on several imported chemi-cals, compounds, metals and fiberoptic materials that are used by fivecompanies in his district. Those areVanchem, LLC, a specialty chemi-cal company in Wilton; Amsyn aStamford-based chemical com-pany; 5N Plus, a specialty metaland chemical company with a facil-ity in Fairfield; Engineered FibersTechnology in Shelton; and CharkitChemical Corp. in Norwalk.Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-3rd

District, has sponsored bills thatwould temporarily end tariffs onmagnetic snaps and certain roof-top auto bags. That legislation aimsto help Romag Fasteners Inc. ofMilford andThule Inc. of Seymour.This story originally appeared at

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Look at how handsome young cookie is! This 2-year-old black and white gentleman is definitely the cat�smeow � pun intended. He prefers a quiet and calm home. He did away with the kitten behavior a long timeago and is now the perfect pet for someone who is seeking a well-behaved cat. He�s suited to a family withteens and adults. He is mannerly around other animals and would be willing to share his digs with polite,4-legged friends. Come on down and meet Cookie today. Remember, the Connecticut Humane Society has notime limits for adoption. Inquiries for adoption should be made at the Connecticut Humane Society located at701 Russell Road in Newington or by calling (860) 594-4500 or toll free at 1-800-452-0114. The ConnecticutHumane Society is a private organization with branch shelters in Waterford, Westport and a cat adoptioncenter in the PetSMART store in New London. The Connecticut Humane Society is not affiliated with any otheranimal welfare organizations on the national, regional or local level.

PET OF THE WEEK POLICE BLOTTERNewington Police report the following:

Julitza Velez, 26, of 362 Chestnut St.,New Britain,was chargedMay 10with interfering with a police officer.ThomasHale,19,of 27Tedwin Farms,RockyHill,was chargedMay 16

with second-degree criminal mischief and third-degree criminal mischief.Titus Ross, 37, of 124 Peck Lane, Bristol, was charged May 16 with

second-degree failure to appear.Jordan Hinze, 24, of 95 Lorelei Circle, Middletown, was charged May

18 with fourth-degree larceny.Jessica Osborne, 30, of 257Mica Hill Road,Durham,was charged May

18 with driving under the influence.Christopher Dambrosio, 21, of 798 Silas Deane Hwy.,Wethersfield,was

charged May 19 with second-degree failure to appear.DanniellaGuzman,33,of 612BroadviewTerrace,Hartford,was charged

May 19 with breach of peace.MarleneHouston,40,of 76Northwood Road was chargedMay 19 with

disorderly conduct.Christine Kilray, 46, of 428 Cypress Road was charged May 19 with

disorderly conduct and interfering with an emergency call.Samuel Crain,20,of 13McKennaDrive,Middletown,was chargedMay

19 with breach of peace.Brandon Roman, 19, of 62 Garvan St. was charged May 19 with crimi-

nal violation of a protective order and breach of peace.Ambar Gonzalez, 40, of 296 Old Farm Drive was chargedMay 20 with

two counts disorderly conduct and interfering with a police officer.Evan Roberts, 31, of 189 Adrian Ave. was charged May 20 with disor-

derly conduct and third-degree assault.James Green, 46, of 28 North Park St., Vernon, was charged May 20

with failure to maintain lane and driving under the influence.Rudolph Hardie, 34, of 50 Forest St., Hartford, was charged May 21

with driving under the influence and failure to maintain lane.NelsonWard Jr., 31, of 210 Superior Ave.was chargedMay 21 with two

counts second-degree failure to appear.

HARTFORD (AP) — The state Supreme Court has agreed to hear achallenge by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s administration to Connecticut’s lawrequiring a minimum number of state troopers.The State Police Union suedMalloy and the state public safety commis-

sioner last August because the state wasn’t abiding by the law requiring aminimum of 1,248 troopers.The state now has fewer than 1,100 troopers.The Supreme Court decided last week to hear the state’s appeal of a

lower court decision that rejected the state’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit.Arguments haven’t been scheduled yet.Administration officials argue the staffing level isn’t mandatory and

interferes with the governor’s staffing and budgeting powers. A bill pushedby Malloy that would have eliminated the staffing requirement died duringthis year’s legislative session, but both the troopers’ union and Malloy aidesbelieve lawmakers may revisit the issue during a special session within thenext month or so.Andrew McDonald, Malloy’s legal counsel, said Tuesday that the state

would have to hire 170 more troopers to meet the requirement.“Hiring 170 troopers the state does not need would require an appropria-

tion of more than $18 million that is not in the budget at the moment,”McDonald said.Sgt.AndrewMatthews,president of the troopers’union,has said the 1998

staffing law was meant to prevent the governor and lawmakers from cuttingtrooper positions to help make up for budget deficits. He said it wouldn’tmake sense to eliminate the requirement without first determining what theadequate staffing level should be.

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NEW BRITAIN — TheAmerican Diabetes Associationwill honor Don DeVivo as 2012Father of the Year.The president ofDATTCO Transportation of NewBritain is being honored in recogni-tion “for being a model father andhis extraordinary record of commu-nity service.”Ernest Mattei, a partner at Day,

Pitney LLP, Hartford, will alsoreceive a Father-of-the-Year Award.The Rocky Hill-based organiza-

tion will host the awards dinnerJune 15 at Hartford’s downtownMarriott.DeVivo worked with his father,

Lou DeVivo, who founded thecompany in 1924. Don DeVivoassumed the presidency when hasfather became CEO.William Millerick, president of

the Greater New Britain Chamberof Commerce, said as Father’s Day

approaches “it’s fitting”that DeVivo,“a loving son and father,whose fam-ily business and family name areso important to him” is being rec-ognized by the ADA.“This is a wonderfulhonor for Don. Weknow him as a modelfather and loyal son.Don is one of themostphilanthropic corpo-rate leaders in CentralConnecticut.”Millerick praised

both DATTCO andthe ADA.“Over the years,

DeVivo has helped[the company] set astandard for corporate philanthropyand community investment,” hesaid and added that the associa-tion has earned respect in CentralConnecticut for the support it pro-vides for research and education ofdiabetes.DATTCO annually donates a

substantial amount of transportationservices to nonprofit organiza-tions and other groups to help withfundraisers, field trips and outings.

ThankstoDATTCO,youngsters have visit-ed Sturbridge Villageand Red Sox gamesin Boston.A lifelong Berlin

resident, DeVivois a graduate ofthe University ofHartford. He alsoholds a law degreefrom the Universityof ConnecticutSchool of Law. Heand his wife, Patricia,

have two sons, Kyle, a student atUniversity of Vermont, and Kevin, astudent at Colgate University.

Reception for the June 15 awardsdinner starts at 6 p.m., followedby dinner and awards at 7:30 p.m.Some 400 people are expected toattend this ADA fundraiser.

ADA to honor DATTCOpresident as Father of the Year

Don DeVivo

By JACQUELINE RABE THOMASand KEITH M. PHANEUF©CONNECTICUTMIRROR

After a contentious publicmeet-ing last week on developing a newteacher and principal evaluationsystem, the state Department ofEducation has closed its meetingson the topic to the public and themedia.Instead,a series of private“work-

ing group”meetings is scheduled totake place in the weeks before thepanel’s June 30 deadline to create amodel process on evaluation underthe new education reform law.Thenext public meeting is not untilJune 21,nine days before the panelis required to finish their work.The state Board of Education isexpected to sign off on the evalua-tions shortly after that.Asked if these “working group”

meetings will be open to thepublic, Education CommissionerStefan Pryor last week referred allquestions to a State Departmentof Education spokesman, whodeclined to give notification ofthese meetings nor copies of itsminutes.At its first public meeting in

three months, members of thePerformance Evaluation AdvisoryCouncil last week butted heads onhow much weight students’ stan-dardized test results should havewhen their teachers are evaluated.The council had planned to

reconvene Monday to begin tohash out a list of issues raisedduring the meeting, including thestandardized tests issue and howmany times teachers should beobserved during the school year.The education department can-

celledMonday’s meeting,however,and scheduled 10 private “workinggroup” meetings instead, includ-ing one this morning on principalevaluations. The other groups setto meet in closed sessions thisweek include Implementation,Teacher Evaluation,Pupil Servicesand Observation.An education department

spokesman failed to respond tonumerous requests for time,date and location of upcoming

meetings. The Mirror received acopy of those meeting dates froma panel member.The section of the Connecticut

General Statutes commonlyreferred to as the Freedom ofInformation Act defines a meetingas “any hearing or other proceedingof a public agency, any conveningor assembly of a quorum of a mul-timember public agency.”And though a meeting can

include “any communication byor to a quorum of a multimemberpublic agency” both the Freedomof Information Commission andstate courts say the presence of aquorum isn’t essential for ameetingto have occurred.In an August 1989 deci-

sion involving the EastHartford Emergency MedicalServices Commission, the stateAppellate Court upheld the FOICommission’s finding that a sub-committee of the commission metillegally even though it involvedless than a quorum of the fullboard.“The plain language of General

Statutes...[is that it] does notrequire a quorum as a necessaryprecondition to any hearing orother proceeding of a public agen-cy,” the appellate court wrote in itsdecision. “The legislature did notdefine a meeting as any hearing orproceeding of a quorumof a publicagency.”A subcommittee canbe engaged

in a public proceeding under thelaw if multiple members gather“to discuss or act upon a matterover which the public agency hassupervision, control, jurisdiction oradvisory power.”This is not the first round of

closed “working group” meetingsthe Department of Education hasconducted in recent months. Atthe full public meeting last week,each working group leader gavepresentations on decisions thatalready had been made.This story originallyappearedat

CTMirror.org, the website of TheConnecticut Mirror, an indepen-dent nonprofit news organizationcovering government, politics andpublic policy in the state.

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Happy birthday, Stew’s!

Stew Leonard�s, the family-owned, farm fresh food store, recently celebrated the fifth anniversary of itsNewington location with food, fun and famous faces that included Gov. Dannel Malloy, Stew Leonard Jr. andseveral special vendors. Activities included a cake-cutting, demonstrations, family festivities and a �HappyBirthday� serenade by the Newington High School Chorus. Pictured, Stew Leonard Jr., president and CEO ofStew Leonard�s, and Gov. Dannel Malloy celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Newington store with the butch-ers of the fresh meat department.

Stew Leonard III Children’sCharities has announced the launchof its new Stewie the Duck Learnsto Swim mobile app for iPad andiPhone.The app, which is free, is

designed to promote water safety tochildren.It was approved

by Apple April4, 2012, whichwould have beenStewLeonardIII’s25th birthday.The Stewie

the Duck storybegan on Jan. 1,1989, when StewJr. and his wife,Kim, lost their21-month -old toddler in a drown-ing accident.This sparked Stew Jr. and Kim

to pledge that they would do every-thing in their power to preventthis tragedy from striking otherfamilies.“Drowning is the leading cause of

accidental death for children underage 5,” said the Leonards, found-ers of Stew Leonard III Children’sCharities. “We see kids who areusing and enjoying their parents’iPhone and iPads every day, so weknew that developing a water safetyapp would be a great way to com-municate with parents and childrenalike. We hope Stewie the Duck’smessage reaches families all overthe country and that lives are savedthrough this app.”Written for children ages 2

through 6, Stewie the Duck Learns

to Swim conveys an importantmessage of how to be safe near thewater through the story of Stewie, aduck who wants to swim with the“big ducks,” but is prevented fromgoing in the water by his older sis-ters until he learns the water safety

rules.The ibook fea-

tures read-to-meaudio and con-tains interactiveanimations,soundeffects, a memorygame and a sing-along.The Stewie the

Duck app, whichwas developed byThe Allen Group

Inc. in Norwalk, can be down-loaded at iTunes.com by searching“Stewie the Duck.”To learn more about keeping

children safe in and around thewater and about home pool safety,visit the American Red Cross Website at redcross.org/watersafetytips.Since its formation, the

Stew Leonard III Water SafetyFoundation has raised more than$1million to go toward water safetyawareness and education, includ-ing providing swim scholarshipsand lifeguard training, along withwriting and publishing two chil-dren’s books on water safety: Stewiethe Duck Learns to Swim andSwimming Lessons with Stewiethe Duck. A Spanish version, ElPatito Stewie Aprende Nadar, isalso available.Formore information, visit www.

Stewie theDucklaunches freewatersafety appon iTunes

APP HIGHLIGHTS� Memory Game and Song: A chance to sing along with Stewie�swater safety song. Children learn through repetition, and the moretime the child spends playing with this app, the more he or she willinternalize water safety rules.� Read-to-Me Audio: Written as a child�s first guide to water safety, theread-to-me audio option is an opportunity for parents and children toread Stewie�s story together. The read-to-me audio option also pausesat the end of each page, giving parents and children the opportunityto review Stewie�s lessons.� Tips for Parents: As parents who lost their own child in a drowningaccident, Stew and Kim Leonard share tips and lessons on how tohelp keep children safe around the water in a video message.� Also included are water safety tips, information about the founda-tion and a letter from Lawrence E. Shapiro, Ph.D., about how to makewater safety and prevention a habit.

“We hope Stewiethe Duck’smessage reachesfamilies all overthe country.”STEW LEONARD JR.AND KIM LEONARD

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St. Mary School celebrated Grandparents & Special Friends Day Wednes-day, May 16. Over 50 guests attended the event and were entertained byclasses in song. Students got a chance to visit with their guests followingtheir performance. A great day at St. Mary School.

STAFF REPORT

NEW BRITAIN — DorisG. Cassiday, one of the foundersof Charter Oak State College andcurrently the assistant director ofacademic programs, will be awardedan honorary Doctor of HumaneLetters degree at the college’s June 3commencement ceremony in WelteAuditorium at Central ConnecticutState University.Each year, an honorary degree

is awarded by the state Board ofRegents for Higher Education andCharter Oak State College to anindividual or individuals who havemade exceptional contributions to thecollege and to local, national and/orinternational communities and whohave influenced advances within theirown professional fields.“Doris is one of the mothers of

Charter Oak State College,” said EdKlonoski,Charter Oak State Collegepresident.“No one has had a larger role in

creating, shaping, and growing this

college than Doris.”Cassiday, of Newington, has been

an integral part of the college sinceits beginning.She was as a member of the Task

Force on External Degrees andAlternate Approaches to HigherEducation for the state that createdthe college, and served as presidentof the American Association ofUniversity Women of Connecticutfrom 1969 to 1974.This association helped create

the argument for the mission of thecollege.When the college was established

by the legislature in 1973, Cassidayserved as the first chairwoman for theboard for State Academic Awards,then as vice-chairwoman and secre-tary between 1973 and 1984.When the Charter Oak State

College Foundation was created, sheserved as the first foundation presi-dent and then as executive directorfrom 1980 to 1995.In addition,Cassiday served on the

state Board of Governors StandingAdvisory Committee for 16 years.She was president of the StamfordYWCA 1971-1972, and she hasan extensive history in communityservice.As an academic adviser for over

25 years, she has assisted more of thecollege’s 11,500 graduates in earningtheir bachelor’s degree than anyoneelse.In 1998, the Board for State

Academic Awards established anaward in the name of Cassiday inrecognition of her lifelong commit-ment to adult education and hercommitment to the college.The Doris G. Cassiday Award is

given each year to those graduatesof Charter Oak who have achievedexcellence in innovative learning andwho exemplify the essence of theschool’s mission.“I have the privilege and thor-

oughly enjoy working with studentswho are interested in diverse fields,”Cassiday said.

CharterOakCollege to give townwoman, founder honorary degree

The Newington Children’sTheatre Company has announcedauditions for its Summer TeenMusical Program, “You’re a GoodMan, Charlie Brown.” Auditionsfor teens, ages 15 to 18, will beheld by appointment June 1 from6:30 to 8:30 p.m., and June 2,from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Each audi-tion will last approximately fiveminutes. Callbacks will be heldJune 2, beginning at 3 p.m. Teensare asked to prepare a comedicmonologue and musical theatresong of their choice, not to exceedcombined time of three minutes.

Based on the beloved CharlesM. Shultz comic strip, Peanuts,“You’re a Good Man, CharlieBrown,” will be directed byChristaPizzoferrato and choreographedby Jessie Sattler. Rehearsals willbe held July 2 through July 29,Monday through Thursday from6 to 9 p.m. and Fridays from 6 to8 p.m. Performances will be July27-29, Friday and Saturday at 7p.m. and Saturday and Sunday at2 p.m.Auditions, rehearsals and

performances will be held at theNCTC Performing Arts Theatre,743 North Mountain Road. Notewhile there is no cost to audition,if cast, there is at $250 participa-tion fee. To reserve your teen’sfive-minute audition appoint-ment, call (860) 666-NCTC.Back by popular demand, the

Newington Children’s TheatreCompany’s five-week full-daySummer Theater Arts Program,for kids ages 8 to 15, gives par-ticipants the opportunity to learnand strengthen their musicaltheatre skills by working withtheatre professionals in acting,dance and music. Participantsreceive hands-on experience byhaving the opportunity to applythe skills that they are learningthroughout the program whilepreparing for a fully staged pro-duction of the beloved musical,“Annie.”

The Summer Theater ArtsProgram runs July 2 through Aug.5, Monday through Friday from9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the NCTCPerforming Arts Theatre, 743

North Mountain Road. Beforeand aftercare are available. TheSummer Theater Arts Programwill be run by NCTC’s Executive/Artistic Director Claire Van Cottand choreographed by NCTCvet Jessie Sattler. Every registeredparticipant will receive a role inthe show. Public performances willbe Aug. 2 through 5, Thursdaythrough Saturday at 7 p.m. andSaturday and Sunday at 2 p.m.Thecost for this five-week program is$1,250. For more information, call(860) 666.NCTC or visit www.NCTCArts.org.The NCTC Performing

Arts Theatre provides year-round quality entertainmentand hands-on educational pro-grams in the performing artsto children and young adultsfrom preschool through college.NCTC Performing Arts Theatreis the home of the NewingtonChildren’s Theatre Company,Connecticut’s longest operatingchildren’s theatre and NewingtonMainstage, a new acting com-pany for adults.

Newington Children’s Theatre Companyto hold auditions for its summer program

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EVENTS CALENDAR6TH ANNUAL ROCKY HILL CARSHOW: Over The Hill Gang Car Club,Eastern Chapter, will sponsor the 6thAnnual Rocky Hill Car Show from 3 to8 p.m. Sunday, June 3 at Elm RidgePark (Rt. 160), Rocky Hill.To becomea trophy sponsor or vendor, contactJohn at (860) 721-1315. Funds fromthe car show support the Rocky HillHuman Services Energy AssistanceProgram, the Connecticut Associationof Foster & Adoptive Parents, HowellCheney Technical School Automo-tive Scholarship, Rocky Hill SummerConcert Series and the WethersfieldPolice Explorers.

CHILD SAFETY & PROTECTIONDAY: Child Safety & ProtectionDay will be held from 3 to 6 p.m.Wednesday, June 6 at KinderCare,143 Pascone Place. Come join usfor free fingerprinting and photos forchld identification. All children must beaccompanied by a parent or guardian.The event is sponsored by the NewYork Life Insurance Co.

NEWINGTON HISTORICAL SO-CIETY ACCEPTING DONATIONS:The Newington Historical Society isaccepting donations to its Annual TagSale to be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Saturday, June 9 at the Kellogg-EddyHouse, 679 Willard Ave. Jewelry, smallkitchen and electronic appliances, (allin good working condition), glassware.dishes and other treasures that youwould like to donate will be gratefullyaccepted with the exception of largefurniture, books or clothing. As in pastyears, items not sold will be donatedto Hartford area homeless shelters. Anote of interest: Start right now clean-ing that attic or garage, and bringingthose treasures to us during regularoffice hours, Monday and Friday 8 to11 a.m. and Wednesday 2 to 4 p.m.Call to arrange a drop off time. Some-one will be available at the Kellogg-Eddy House to accept your donationsSaturday, May 26 between the hours9 a.m. and noon. If you are not ableto drop off your items, arrangementsfor pick up can be made by calling theoffice and scheduling a time. For infor-mation regarding delivery or pickup ofyour items please call the NewingtonHistorical Society Office at (860)666-7118 or email:[email protected].

INTERFAITH DINNER: Temple Sinaiof Newington will host the congrega-tion of the Islamic Center of Berlin at adinner at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, June 10,

at the temple, 41 West Hartford Road.For information, call (860) 561-1055.

FREE COMMUNITY BREAKFAST::Grace Church, 124 Maple Hill Ave.,invites the public to a Free CommunityBreakfast from 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday,June 16.The breakfast is held everythird Saturday of the month. Call MitchPage at (860) 667-3141 with anyquestions.

NHS FOOTBALL TEAM GOLFTOURNAMENT FUNDRAISER:The Newington High School footballteam will hold a golf tournamentfundraiser to benefit the players inareas of equipment, study support andscholarships Saturday, June 23.Thisfun-filled day will be held at Blue FoxRun in Avon, which is only 25 minutesfrom Newington Center. Come andmeet the coaches, players, parents,and members of Friends of Footballwho are hosting this event.The cost isonly $125 for lunch, dinner, 18 holesof golf, practice range, registration gift,and great raffle prizes. Contact thefollowing to either sponsor a hole signfor your business or register to play:Coach Roberts, (860) 965-4290, DavePruett, (860) 558-1560, Rich Klett,(860) 214-5208.

NEWINGTON FIRE CELEBRATES95TH ANNIVERSARY: The New-ington Volunteer Fire Departmentcelebrates its 95th Anniversary ingrand style. On Saturday, June 23a town-wide celebration will takeplace with over 30 Connecticut FireDepartments joining Newington ina ceremonial parade starting at 4p.m. Firefighters and their apparatuswill march down Newington’s MainStreet and conclude in a celebrationin Mill Pond Park. Entertainment willbe provided with a concert, food andbeverages. A child area will showcasebouncers, the Ident-a-Kid Program,Fire Prevention Trailer, face paint-ing and other activities.The publicis welcome to join in on the fun. Foradditional information, contact Lt. JackNesklada at (860) 748-0308 or theNVFD at (860) 667-5900.

NEWINGTON CHAMBER OFCOMMERCE DINNER, AWARDSPRESENTATION: The NewingtonChamber of Commerce will holdits 67th Annual Dinner and AwardsPresentation Thursday, May 31 at TheHartford Saengerbund, 719 N. Moun-tain Road.The program begins witha reception at 5:30 p.m., dinner at 6p.m. and the awards presentations at 7

p.m.The cost is $40 per person. If youwould like to attend the Annual Dinnerand Awards Presentation, contact theChamber Office at (860) 666-2089.Reservtions are required — no walk-ins will be accepted.The following isa list of the 2012 Award Recipients:Chamber Member of the Year Award:7AM Network Group; BeautificationAward: Holiday Inn Express; Busi-ness of the Year Award: Liberty Bank;Business Person of the Year Award:Richard Simons; Public Safety Award:Newington Volunteer Fire Department;Public Service Award: John and ElenaYork.

DOOGIE’S 30-YEARS-IN-BUSINESSCELEBRATION: Doogie’s, 2525Berlin Turnpike, will celebrate 30 yearsin business with a Rock MemorialDay Weekend, Saturday, May 26through Monday, May 28. Come in,eat and draw a prize out of the bucket.Everybody is a winner. In additon to aninstant winner, a cruise will be raffledoff. Other prizes are also available.Raffle tickets are $5; or three tickets for$10. All net proceeds will be donatedto Doogie’s Action Wildlife AnimalRefuge in the Litchfield hills.

See EVENTS, Page 21

To the Editor:

Any closing of a Catholic School seemsto warrant a large headline in most newspa-pers.Although some things have changed inCatholic schools over time, for instance, fac-ulty used to consist primarily of nuns, today,lay faculty have continued the excellence inthe tradition of faith-based education.We are grateful for thir sacrifice.

Newington is blessed to have a school richin thisw tradition having celebrated morethan 53 years in the community.On April 25, the Town Crier report-

ed that St. Mary School would receive a$200,000 anonymous gift.

This is wonderful news St. Mary Schoolis capable to enable more children cvchchildren to establish roots for steady andstrong growth Academically, students testwell above grade level in the five coresubjects.Study habits are nurtured from

Kindergarten while work habits are instilledwhich serve each student for life. As par-ents, we have come to know the history , St.Mary Parish and School is an integral partof the Newington community.

Roland and Cathy BishopNewington

St.Mary School is an invaluable resourcefor the community and the children in it

To the Editor:

The Anna Reynolds PTO would onceagain like to thank all of the businesses thatsupported our dedicated teachers on TeacherAppreciation Day!The local businesses that donated include:

Bertucci’s, Bolo Bakery & Café, BrickhouseBar and Grill, Carvel, Cheesecake Factory,Damato Chiropractic Center, HartfordRestaurant Group, Jewelry Warehouse, LakeCompounce, Mindy Porell with TastefullySimple, Newington Pizza, New Britain

Rock Cats, Outback Steakhouse, PaneraBread, Price Chopper, Puerto Vallarta, Rita’s,Starbucks, Steve’s Place, Stew Leonards,TheBar, Trader Joes, Turgeon Jewelers, VenusNail Spa, and Wings.We would like to thank these businesses

for their generosity and for valuing ourteachers!

Cindy Barron, Colleen Corriveau, MichelleJackson, Michelle Saindon

Teacher Appreciation Committee MembersAnna Reynolds School

Anna Reynolds PTO gives thanks tobusinesses that support teachers

To the Editor:

I had an opportunity to read Mr. Page’sMay 11 letter to the Crier. I have also readthe reply by the Town Council memberMaureen Klett on May 18.Because she is an elected official she is

obliged to be somewhat circumspect anddiplomatic in exchanges with citizens.Brave. it was handled well.I, on the other hand can be less of the

two aforementioned attributes. Regardingthe issue of “affordable housing” let mesay this: Neither the residents nor theelected officials of the town of Newingtonare closet bigots.The tone of Mr. Page’s letter sug-

gests this. The simple fact is that theNational Welding site is unfit for humanhabitation.

No one of any race, color, creed, placeof national origin, height, weight, color ofeyes, date of birth, religion or lack thereof,party affiliation or lack thereof, life style,income of lack thereof would want to liveon top of a former toxic waste site withviews of the bottom of an overpass and awetland (swamp).Unfortunately, some have been seduced

by the “transit oriented housing” lobbywho cannot supply any figures as to howmany cars of the thousands per hour thatroll across Routes 9 and I-84, that 70units of any type of housing will alleviate.It is a pipe dream.

Thomas G. Ganley, NewingtonThe writer is a former member of the

Newington TPZ

Objections to affordable housing onNational Welding site are not about race

Twelve Eastern Connecticut State University students were inducted into thePhi Alpha Social Work Honor Society on May 12.The social work major provides students with the knowledge, values and skills

necessary for beginning generalist social work practice.The major combines a liberal arts perspective with professional social work

education in the classroom and in field settings throughout Eastern Connecticut.Emily Royce ‘12 of Newington was one of the inductees. Royce’s major is SocialWork.

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TEEN ANIME CLUB: Tuesday, May29, 6:30 to 8 p.m. For grades 6-12.Wemeet once a month to watch anime,share favorite anime-related YouTubevideos, and snack on pocky. Spon-sored by the Friends of the Library.

RUTH BLOCKTO RETIRE FROMLIBRARY: After more than 30 yearswith the Lucy Robbins Welles Library,Circulation Supervisor Ruth Block willretire in June.The public is invited todrop by the library’s Community RoomFriday, June 1, between 1 and 3 p.m. tosay good-bye. Light refreshments willbe available.

JOB HUNTING OVER AGE 40:Monday, June 4, 7 p.m. This work-shop will focus on helping thoseover 40 who have been unemployedfor a while, are underemployed orchanging jobs. It will give tips onresumes, cover letters, network-ing and volunteering ideas, and jobsearch techniques. Nancy Frede, acareer coach and counselor, will bethe presenter. Register at the AdultInformation Desk or call (860) 665-8700. Sponsored by Liberty Bankand the Friends of the Library.

PHOTOGRAPHY DISPLAY:Throughout the month of May,photographer Sonny Lin will displayhis work in the Community Roomof the Lucy Robbins Welles Libraryin Newington. Born in Rangoon,Burma, Lin has spent many yearsin Newington where he worked as amechanical designer specializing inproduct design and manufacturingautomation. Once an avid bicycleracer, Lin still spends a lot of time rid-ing and particularly enjoys riding fast.Now retired, Lin enjoys searching forthe photography “that preserves themoment,” the image that perfectlycaptures that special event.” Theexhibit may be viewed during regularlibrary hours when the CommunityRoom is not being used for a sched-uled program. Regular library hoursare: Monday through Thursday, 10a.m. to 9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday,10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The exhibit is freeand open to the public.

ART EXHIBIT AT LIBRARY:Throughout the month of July, RobertGiovino will be exhibiting his oil

paintings in the Community Roomof the Lucy Robbins Welles Libraryin Newington. Giovino’s involvementin his artwork increased eight yearsago as a result of much persuasionfrom his wife, his son, and his cousin.Using oil as a medium, he primar-ily enjoys painting lighthouses andseascapes, as well as a few portraitsand Renaissance-style paintings.Having joined Paula Spellman’s artclass at the Elmwood CommunityCenter a few years ago, he beganpainting every day and is gratefulto Spellman and his classmates fortheir feedback. Since his last show atthe library, Giovino’s paintings havebeen displayed in Southington andMeriden. He is a member of the New-ington and Southington Art Leagues.The exhibit may be viewed in theCommunity Room during regularlibrary hours when the room is not inuse for a scheduled program. Libraryhours are: Monday through Thursday,10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; and Friday andSaturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admis-sion is free.

ADULT SUMMER READING KICK-OFF & REGISTRATION — BE-TWEEN THE COVERS: Wednesday,June 6, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. or 4:30to 7:30 p.m. Join us for the start ofthis year’s reading event. Drop-into register, receive a free gift and achance to win the kick-off gift basket.Many reading suggestions will beavailable. Light refreshments will beprovided. Sponsored by the Friendsof the Library.

EVENING BOOK DISCUSSIONGROUP: Thursday, June 7, 7 p.m.This month’s reading is “SpeakMemory” by Vladimir Nabokov. All in-terested readers are invited to attend.

KOREAN SPIRIT & CULTURE PRO-GRAM: Saturday, June 9, noon to 2p.m. For ages 12 and up. Learn aboutKorean culture, history and modernachievements from the Korean Spiritand Culture Promotion Project. Pre-sentations include a performance ofa traditional wedding ceremony. A fullKorean meal will be served! Spaceis limited, so register early. Call thelibrary at (860) 665-8700.

TEEN RESUME WORKSHOP:

Tuesday, June 12, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.For ages 15-19. A lecture/discussionon the basics of resume creation witha focus on styles and information thatshould be included. This program isdesigned to give participants a thor-ough understanding of the parts ofa resume and the purpose of writingone. A manual will be included withthe presentation. Parents are wel-come to attend. Register by callingthe library at (860) 665-8700.

FRIENDS’ ANNUAL MEETING: TheFriends Annual Meeting will be heldWednesday, June 13 at 7 p.m. in theCommunity Room. State archaeolo-gist Nick Bellantoni will offer a slidepresentation of his most recentadventures. Bellantoni is head of theConnecticut Archeology Center andState Museum of Natural Historyat the University of Connecticut inStorrs and has served as Connecti-cut State Archeologist since 1987.He has been featured on The HistoryChannel’s program, The Hitler Proj-ect, which documents Bellantoni’stravels to Moscow to investigate whatwas thought to be Adolf Hitler’s re-mains. Refreshments will be served.No registration necessary.

TEEN INTERVIEW SKILLSWORKSHOP: Thursday, June 14,6:30 to 8:30 p.m. For ages 15–19.This presentation is designed toprovide teens with the knowledgeand skills to effectively compete withother job candidates. The sessionwill be interactive and teens will becalled upon to answer questions thatmay be asked during an interview.Constructive feedback will be givenand is designed to help teens growand excel in interviewing techniques.Proper interview attire is stronglyrecommended. A manual will be in-cluded with the presentation. Parentsare welcome to attend. Register bycalling the library at (860) 665-8700.

SUMMER READING PROGRAMSFOR EVERYONE: You are invitedto the all-ages kick-off for this year’ssummer reading programs on Satur-day, June 16 at 10 a.m. at the TownHall parking lot. Children, teens andadults will enjoy two hours of fun-filled activities for the whole family.Register for one of the three reading

programs the library is offering againthis year. In case of rain, the eventwill be held at the Mortensen Com-munity Center Gym.

BETWEEN THE COVERS: Adultreaders will earn a prize giveawayticket for each book they read orlisten to, which will be entered intoweekly drawings for special gift bas-kets. All tickets collected throughoutthe summer will be entered into thegrand prize drawing to be held Aug.17. An adult kick-off will be held onJune 6 prior to the all-ages kick-off.

OWN THE NIGHT @ YOUR LI-BRARY: Teens in grades 7 to 12 willearn one prize ticket for every 100pages read. There is no limit to howmany prize tickets you can earn.Teens will also earn prizes for every500 pages read (up to 2000 pages).Prize tickets can be used for weeklydrawings and the grand prize draw-ing. Teens will earn one extra prizeticket at every program they attend!

DREAM BIG, READ! Children upthrough grade 8 can sign up forthis year’s online summer readingprogram and earn free books andother prizes for reading 20 minutes ormore a day.

BUS TRIP TO NYC: Saturday, June23. Join the Friends for a day in theBig Apple where you may spend theday as you wish. The cost of the tripis $41. Register at the Adult Informa-tion Desk.

FOR CHILDREN

PLAY WITH US! Tuesdays, May29, June 5-26, 10:15 to 11:30 a.m.Join us for this program geared forfamilies with young children whohave special needs. Meet with birthto 3-year-old resource professionalsand socialize with your peers. All arewelcome. No registration necessary.

JUST A STORY AND A SONG!Wednesday, May 30, June 6, 27(NOTE: No program June 13 or 20),10:15 a.m. Join us for a 30-minute allages storytime. We’ll enjoy a story (ortwo) and a song (or two) to welcomein the morning. No registrationrequired.

FAMILY STORYTIME: Every Thurs-day, 6:30 p.m. Stories, songs andmore for the whole family all year‘round. No registration necessary.

TALES TO TAILS: Wednesday, May30, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Saturday, June2, 1 to 2:30 p.m. Children who lovedogs or need to boost their readingskills may sign up for a 10-min-ute session reading to Jessie, acertified therapy dog. Unlike peers,animals are attentive listeners; theydon’t judge or criticize, so childrenare more comfortable and inclinedto forget about their own fears.Registration is required. Courtesy ofKerrie Lurate. Freedom of Informationstatutes and regulations.

READ, RATTLE AND ROLL!Tuesday, June 5, noon. Welcome toa music and movement program for3 and 4 year-olds featuring booksthat “sing” and lots of music! Call theChildren’s Department at (860) 665-8720 to register.

JUNIOR COOKBOOK CLUB:Tuesday, June 12 at 6:30 p.m. Joinus as we get ready for summer. Read“Sunflower House” by Eve Buntingand make a sunflower treat. Chefs ingrades K-2 may call the Children’sDepartment at (860) 665-8720 toregister. Sponsored by the Friends ofthe Library.

SUMMER READING KICK-OFFDAY — DOUBLE YOUR FUN! Sum-mer Reading 2012 – Dream Big –Read! Together with Touch-a-Truck!Saturday, June 16, 10 a.m. to noon.Help us kick off a dreamy summerof reading! Sign up for our onlinesummer reading program! The eventwill be held in the Town Hall parkinglot. (Rain place and time: 10 a.m. tonoon at the Mortensen CommunityCenter Gym.) Sponsored by theFriends of the Library. Touch-a-Truckis sponsored by the Newington Parks& Recreation Dept.

AUDITIONS FOR KIDS AND TEENSTALENT SHOW: Saturday, June 16,2 to 3 p.m. Thursday, June 21, 6:30to 8:30 p.m. Kids and teens, ages 9to19, may audition for the talent showbeing held at the Newington Extrava-ganza on July 21. Guidelines will beavailable June 1.

LIBRARY CALENDAR

EVENTS CALENDARYOUTH LACROSS CLINIC: As part ofthe festivities of the annual NewingtonYouth Lacrosse Day, the league willhold a youth clinic for boys and girls inkindergarten through fourth grade whoare interested in learning more aboutlacrosse. The clinic will take placeJune 2 at 9 a.m. at the Newington HighSchool fields in front of the VA. Theclinic is free with a non-perishable fooditem for the Newington Food Bank andall children who attend will be given at-shirt. Advance registration preferredcalling 860-250-9651 or Email [email protected].

SUMMER REFLECTIONS: JohnBower will exhibit his colorful, stylized

paintings of clamshacks, boats, mo-torcycles and portraits throughout themonth of May in the Newington Senior& Disabled Center’s cafeteria at 120Cedar St.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT CRIBBAGE:Weekly Wednesday Night Cribbage atthe Knights of Columbus, Council 3884,171 Pascone Place (entrance and park-ing in the rear). All cribbage players arewelcome and play will continue throughthe summer. Players are asked to sign-in at 6:45 p.m., games start at 7 p.m. and end between 9 and 9:30 p.m. For-mat: the players are broken down in twogroups, Group A is the faster playersand Group B is the slower players — foreach group of players, a player plays

one game and then rotates to play thenext player. At end of each night thereare payouts for each group. Cost $5per night. For additional information,call Dick Losh at (860) 667-0832 or fordirections, other council activities andhours of operation visit the Council’swebsite www.kofcnewington.com.Public always welcome any time.

BOOK DISCUSSION ATTEMPLESINAI: Following the Shabbat Serviceat 6 p.m., Friday, June 8, Rabbi JeffreyBennett will host a pizza supper andlead a discussion of the book “By FireBy Water” by Mitchell James. For infor-mation, call (860) 561-1055.

RUTH BLOCKTO RETIRE FROM

LIBRARY: After more than 30 yearswith the Lucy Robbins Welles Library,Circulation Supervisor Ruth Block willretire in June.The public is invited todrop by the library’s Community RoomFriday, June 1, between 1 and 3 p.m. tosay good-bye. Light refreshments willbe available.

COMSTOCK’S ANNUAL SPRINGFESTIVAL: Come join us at Com-stock, Ferre & Co., 263 Main St.Sunday, June 3, from 10 a.m. to 5p.m, for a free celebration featur-ing horticultural speakers, music,natural foods and live entertainment.Craftspeople and other vendors willbe in attendance. Heirloom plantswill be for sale. For further informa-

tion, call (860) 571-6970 or check ourwebsite at comstockferre.com.

6TH ANNUAL ROCKY HILL CARSHOW: Over The Hill Gang Car Club,Eastern Chapter, will sponsor the 6thAnnual Rocky Hill Car Show from 3 to8 p.m. Sunday, June 3 at Elm RidgePark (Rt. 160), Rocky Hill. To becomea trophy sponsor or vendor, contactJohn at (860) 721-1315. Funds fromthe car show support the Rocky HillHuman Services Energy AssistanceProgram, the Connecticut Associationof Foster & Adoptive Parents, HowellCheney Technical School Automo-tive Scholarship, Rocky Hill SummerConcert Series and the WethersfieldPolice Explorers.



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West Hartford Public Schools,Department of Pupil Servicesannounces that it will beginon June 29, 2012 disposingof all Special Educationrecords of those individualswho were in attendance inWest Hartford Public Schoolsand graduated or would havegraduated in 2006. Any stu-dent who would have gradu-ated in 2006 wishing to claimhis/her Special Educationrecord before it is disposedof may do so by calling AnneMorais in the Pupil ServicesOffice at (860) 561-6601.

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