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Vol. 7, Edition 26
Thursday
June 25, 2015
in the press
CRCOG grants
funds locally
Valley towns together with
Bloomfield were honored for their
cooperative spirit. At its annual meeting Tuesday, June 16, the
Capitol Region Council of Governments awarded the municipalities
of Avon, Canton, Simsbury, Farmington, Granby, East Granby and
Bloomfield funds for joint equipment purchases to be shared by
their public works departments,
said Avon Town Manager Brandon Robertson. PAGE 17
Board votes
to broadcast
Residents will be able to watch a
Farmington Board of Education
meeting on television or the Internet as soon as October. PAGE 17
Photos by Ted Glanzer
Graduates say goodbye to high school halls
Graduations were held throughout the Farmington Valley in recent days, with hundreds of graduates crossing the stage to receive their diplomas. Above,
left, a graduate processes into the Simsbury High School ceremony Friday, June 12. Above, right: Salutatorian Ella Ackerman is congratulated by Granby
Memorial High Principal Dr. Mary Gadd. Pictured inset: A Farmington graduate decorated her cap with a hopeful message. See more photos inside.
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While hiking Taine Mountain in Burlington, reader Ann Jurkiewicz came across a garter snake. “She lifted
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Simsbury
resident
directs show
File photo
Pictured above is a scene from a previous year’s Celebrate
America performance at the Performing Arts Center.
Celebrate America at HSO’s
music festival July 3
The Hartford Symphony Orchestra’s Talcott
Mountain Music Festival
will Celebrate America
with music and fireworks
Friday, July 3 at 7:30 p.m. at
the Performing Arts Center
at Simsbury Meadows. Led
by guest conductor and former Simsbury High School
student Eric Dudley and
featuring the vocal forces
of the Asylum Hill Congregational Church Choir,
the program will feature
such patriotic favorites as
“The Star Spangled Ban-
ner,” “Armed Forces Salute,”
Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture and Sousa’s “Stars and
Stripes Forever,” plus music
of the Americas including
spirituals, South American folk music, Dixieland
and more. Fireworks will
take place after the concert. Rain date is Saturday,
July 4. Advance single lawn
tickets are $20 for adults
and $5 for children 12 and
under at 860-987-5900 or
www.hartfordsymphony.
org. Adult single lawn tickets are $25 at the gate.
Little Theatre of Manchester at Cheney Hall, 177
Hartford Road, has opened
its third show in the 2015
season with the hilarious
farce “Moon over Buffalo”
written by Ken Ludwig.
The final performances will be Friday-Sunday,
June 26-28, Friday and
Saturday at 8 p.m. and
Sunday at 2 p.m. Much
like last season’s Little Theatre hit “Noises Off,” this
madcap comedy is sure to
delight audiences. Karen
Sidel of Simsbury, whose
last role with Little Theatre was in 2008 as Madam
Arcati in “Blithe Spirit,” directs the show, and the
cast includes Little Theatre
newcomers Rosemarie
Beskind of Simsbury, Zach
Gray, Bruce Larsen and Rachel West-Balling, along
with Mitch Hess, Christine Voytko, Erin Williams and Mike Zizka. According to Sidel, the play
is “a delightful comedy, a
classic five-door farce, with
mistaken identities, slamming doors, love lost and
found, and an ending that’s
both tidy and unexpected.”
Tickets range from $19$24. Call 860-647-9824.
Puppet Show Day at Farmington Libraries
On Wednesday, July 1,
the Farmington Libraries
will be hosting two puppet shows to delight little
ones. Sparky’s Puppets will
perform “Every Hero Has a
Story” at 10:30 a.m. at the
Barney Library, 71 Main St.,
Farmington. Puppets to Go
will perform “The Last Dinosaur” at 6:30 p.m. at the
Main Library, 6 Monteith
Drive.
“Every Hero Has a Story” shows that you never
know who will save the day
- it’s not always the biggest
and strongest.
The show is a lively collection of tales about some
surprising heroes.
Watch a tiny mouse rescue a huge lion, and discover an unexpected character
who proves to be the “greatest of all.” Sparky’s Puppets
dramatize favorite children’s
stories with colorful puppets, lively humor and plenty
of audience participation.
Puppeteer Bob Nathanson presents “The Last
Dinosaur” for the kickoff
show in the Libraries’ Wacky
Wednesday series.
A young boy accidentally activates a time machine in a natural history
museum ... and so begins
a fascinating journey back
through time. In this original, story, the boy encounters all sorts of awesome
dinosaurs. The programs are
open to all ages. Advanced
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Register in advance by calling the libraries at 860-6736791, or visiting the libraries’
web site at www.farmingtonlibraries.org.
ComicCon Festival at Burlington Library
A ComicCon Festival
and summer reading kickoff for those entering grades
5-12 will be Saturday, June 27,
noon-4 p.m. at the Burlington Library, 34 Library Lane,
The schedule of events
is: noon-1:30 p.m., cartooning demo by professional cartoonist Scott Lincoln, creator
of “Ralf the Destroyer”; 1:30-3
p.m., digital manga drawing
demo by local artist Taylor
Murphy; 3-3:30 p.m., CosPlay
Iron Chef, compete in teams
to create timed super hero
costumes; noon-4 p.m., Super Hero Craft; noon-4 p.m.,
CosPlay photo op, come
dressed as one’s favorite Super Hero and have the photo
superimposed in a choice of
backgrounds; noon-4 p.m.,
ongoing showings of Super
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comic book vendors. Sign up
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Earn a raffle ticket for every book read at
one’s reading level over the
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Historic Gardens Day has local stop
Enjoy this special
statewide celebration of
Connecticut’s historic gardens Sunday, June 28, noon4 p.m. Enjoy lemonade and
fresh fruit in the Sunken
Garden at Hill-Stead Museum, 35 Mountain Road,
Farmington.
Hear about the Ladies
of the Sunken Garden in a
short talk at 1 p.m. by Lea
Anne Moran, garden manager. Bring the children:
drawing and coloring materials will be provided.
For information on other
gardens open to the public
that day, visit CT Historic
Gardens.
Lori Racicot-Burrous
of West Simsbury won the
2015 Historic Gardens Day
Poster Art Contest.
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It’s strawberry festival
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The West Granby United
Methodist Church Strawberry Festival will be Saturday,
June 27, noon-4 p.m. at 87
Simsbury Road. For more information, call 860-653-7437.
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p.m., the First Congregational Church, Canton Center,
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Grads make
‘H15story’
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Above: Valedictorian Paige Holden hugs Granby
Memorial High Principal Dr. Mary Gadd. Left: Class President Ivy Nguyen introduces teacher
Michael Dombrowski. Above: Granby Memorial High’s Class of 2015 Class Scholars Photos by Ted Glanzer
Right: A Granby Memorial High graduate hits a beach ball during
the 58th annual commencement exercises.
he 160 members of Granby
Memorial High’s Class of 2015
made history – or H15story –
according to class speaker Julia Mazzotta during her student address on
the school’s turf field June 18.
Mazzotta cited achievements
such as “Peter Pan” being the highest-attended show ever at the school;
students being accepted to 240 colleges and universities nationwide;
and the three state titles in girls
volleyball, boys ice hockey and girls
lacrosse. The graduates showed their
unity by wearing green and orange
ribbons in memory of classmate
Gregory Tarbox, who died in 2012.
Superintendent of Schools Dr.
Alan Addley advised students to
pursue their dreams.
“The theme is to follow your
dreams, live every day to the fullest,”
Addley said before quoting Winston
Churchill. “Never give in.”
Teacher Michael Dombrowski
delivered a powerful commencement address urging graduates to be
heroes by lending an ear to someone
who needs to be heard or a voice to
someone who requires an advocate.
Board of Education Chairman
Ron Walther told graduates that,
while their high school years may
have been great, they should look
forward to adulthood for what truly
will be the best years of their lives.
FHS seniors
‘level up’
S
truggling to come up with a theme
for her graduation speech, Anne
Sherrill, Farmington High’s valedictorian for the Class of 2015, received a
series of fortune cookies from her aunt.
The messages ranged from the
whimsical (“The end is near, might as
well eat dessert”) to, ultimately, the more
sober (“Adopt an attitude of gratitude”).
Sherrill was one of 332 graduates who
received diplomas Wednesday, June 17 at
Farmington High’s graduation ceremony.
In a far-flung, entertaining speech,
salutatorian Danielle Swanson said that
life was like a video game.
“Congratulations, you just passed
Level 1,” she told her fellow graduates.
Leaving high school is “just leveling up.”
Class President Austin Zhu took
a moment to remember former classmate Mateusz Maciulewski, who died in
2012. “I remember him as a kid who was
always smiling, always in a good mood,
always friendly,” Zhu said.
Teacher Debra Jeffers, who was selected to be the graduation speaker, told
the story of how she was visited during
a hospital stay by five of her seniors.
“Your presence and compassion made
me stronger,” she said. “Class of 2015, I
love you.”
Superintendent of Schools Kathleen
Greider told graduates to remember life’s
three H’s: humility, health and happiness.
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Farmington High Class of 2015 President Austin
Zhu addresses graduates.
Members of the Farmington High School Class of 2015 walk into the ceremony.
Farmington High salutatorian Danielle Swanson
delivers her speech.
June 25, 2015
Left: A grad processes into
the commencement
ceremony; above:
a triumphant mortar board
Congratulations Class of 2015
Farmington High School
Lucious Addison, Haseeb Afghaine, Sarah Al-Arshani, Dominic Alfano, Katherine
Lynn Alperin, Meshail A. Alvi, Alicia Anachasian, Abigail Judith Arena, Jason Ashton,
Francisco Manuel Astiasaran, Yagmur Atay,
Benjamin Aubé, Griselle M. Aviles, Priscilla
Hyangmog Back, Kaelin Carroll Baker, Sabrina Bald, Anthony Balkaran, Vivian NgocAnh Bang, Lauren Batton, Angelina Rose
Bazzano, Kendall Taylor Benjamin, Andre
Christopher Bernier, Monique R. Bernier,
Brandon Biney, Byron A. Biney, John Carson
Bombara, Sophie Borg, Samantha Boutwell, Katerina A. Bouzakis, Peter William
Bowser, Jr., Brittany Bozzuto, Anna Rebecca
Bradford, Beatrix Rose Bradford, Jose David
Briones Lanche, Jack Brockelman, Samantha Brooks, Christina Marie Burgio, Allison
Susan Burns, Shinhui Cai, Joshua G. Campbell, Benjamin Robert Carroll, Shyheim D.
Carson, Dinora Iris Carter, David W. Casella,
Griffin Daniel Cecil, Michael F. Chaia, Nyla
Nichole Chase, Kimberly Paige Chemente,
Eugenie P. Chen, Brandon Cheng, Nithisha
Chittajallu, Justin Michael Cirone, Brendan
M. Clark, Shaun Patrick Clark, Matthew
Ryan Cohen, John Andrew Colavecchio, Jessica Lynn Colwick, Cami Coppage, Abby Jean
Corrigan, Tyler Steven Cowles, Jeffrey Brian
Crook, Brigit A. Cruess, Julie Ann Cunningham, Matthew Thomas Cunningham, Kurt
Joseph Daigle, Kaitlyn Marie DaSilva, Madeline Rose DelGreco, Michael Robert Delldonna, Mason A. DeMilo, Gabriela Rossini
Denardi, Matthew R. DePietro, Molee Desai,
Emily
Louise
D’Eugenio,
Matthew
T. DeVoe,
Nicholas
M. DiLullo, Cory James DiMatteo, Roger J.
Dionne, Jr., Jordan Paul DiTommaso, Laura
Marie DiVirgilio, Nicholas Michael D’Occhio, William Donald, Amanda Jane Donelan, Lin Dong, Kaylee Beverly Drab, Nicholas Anthony Droddy, Eric D’Souza, Aidan
Duggan, John Dunphy, Peter M. Dunst, Seth
Eastman, Joshua Benjamin Endler, Lauren
Elizabeth English, Caitlin Irene Farnan,
Larissa Anastasia Farnan, Michael Joseph
Feinberg, Derek D. Fern, Ethan L. Finn, Kayla Brooke Fisher, Taryn Fitzsimmons, Austin
Richard Fleming, Le’Andrea Monaee Fletcher, Noah Matthew Floeser, Amanda M. Foga,
Devaun L. Ford, Ryan A. Forsythe, Amanda Fox, Brian Fox, Rachel Mary Francini,
Olga Frejlich, Rachel Danielle Friedland,
Hannah Isabella Friend, Jeffrey James
Fuller, Mason H. Gadd, Tyler Galske, Maxwell Grant Germano, Nathaniel Godfrey,
Megan Marie Gombatz, Rachel Nicole
Gombatz, Andrew Thomas Goss, Taylor Lin
Gouveia, Michael Foley Griffin, Noah M.
Gulino, Nikhil Gutha, Connor D. Habecker,
Daniel Christopher Hardiman, Joseph Andrew Harrell, Anne Elizabeth Harris, Sarah
Jeanne Held, Ian C. Higgins, Brianna Imani
Holt, Yoonsun Houh, Abigail Ivian Isaacs,
Matthew John Jablonski, Linna Elizabeth
Jalinskas, Alexander H. James, Morgan Alex
Jawitz, Rohan Abraham John, Harold Martin Johnson III, Tyler Johnson, Benjamin
Johnston, Andrew Josey, Cristiana Tasia Kamais, Victoria Elizabeth Karwowski, Kiryu
Kawahata, Matthew Keane, Dylan Kelsey,
Jenna-Noor Hyat Khan, Jennifer Killian, Megan Britt Klingner, Rowena Brenda Dealy
Kosher, Daniel Kowalski, Ryan Koziol, Drew
Justin Labbadia, Emily Rose Ladda, Catherine Lagosz, Jessica Arian Lami,
Andrew J. Landini, Lauren Lynn
Landry, Owen LaPorte, Zachary
Granby Memorial High
School
Jason Abate, Ella Ackerman, Carolyn Adams, Samy Ahmad, Mia
Alexander, Michelle Allen, Amy
Bahre, Engin Barolli, Kevin
Bates, Sharon Bellone, Megan Bennett, Alexandra Benson, Emily Betterton, Kaylin
Boldt, Nikia Bonner, Tess
Borsecnik, Josiah Bourque,
Matthew Bradley, Joshua
Briere, Lindsay Brodeur, Sarah Burns, Cassidy Burrage,
Austin Butler, Nicholas
Camacho, Sarah Carson, Alyssa Carter, Paul
Caruso, Kailey Casassa,
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Anna Kleis, Kathy Kleis, Sabrina Kopf, Alexandria Kulik, Valeria Lachapelle, Ivy LaFreniere,
Thomas Langdon, Duke Large, Kerstin Lindgren, Colleen Longley, Tristan Longley, Jessica
Manion, Keith Marlor, Erika Martenson, Peter
Marzo, Brie-Anna Massoni, Jonathan Mazrek, Julia Mazzotta, Jack McCartney, Colin
McManus, Joshua Miller, Malcolm Mongeau,
Brendan Moore, Natalie Muller, Melanie Nash,
Ivy Nguyen, Joseph Nichols, Joseph Noyes,
Ryan Ohannessian, Adam Outlaw, Joan Palacios, Austin Puchalski, Jeffrey Rackliff, Jeremy
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Congratulations
Class of 2015
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Alexander Ging told fellow
graduates to “think about
yourself for once.”
Simsbury High Principal Neil Sullivan shakes a graduate’s hand.
A member of Simsbury High’s
Class of 2015 waves.
Exit Through the Gift Shop
performs “You Get What You
Give” during the commencement
ceremony.
SHS grads say goodbye
N
eil Sullivan, the outgoing principal of Simsbury High School, said
he knew the Class of 2015 was special in the fall of 2011 when
the bleachers of a freshmen boys soccer match was filled with Mallory Barnard, the
students screaming, “Ole, Ole, Ole.” Sullivan said there were more fresh- president of Simsbury
men students supporting their team than those from other classes who High’s Class of 2015
were watching the varsity match at the turf field. The girls distinguished
Kavya Bana
themselves a short time later when they took part in their first Powder
implored
Puff football game, Sullivan said. “You have excelled, inspired and kept it
her fellow
fun,” Sullivan said at the graduation ceremony of the Class of 2015, which
graduates into
was held on a beautiful evening at the Performing Arts Center at Sims“Finding the
bury Meadows Friday, June 12. The high school conferred diplomas on
Balance.”
375 graduates. Class president Mallory Barnard said that she was “proud
to be a part of such a spirited class.” Riley Morkan, one of the three student speakers and the class secretary, said he was through with the media telling him how he should look and act. Morkan said it was time for
him and his classmates to forge their identities.
Canton Class of 2015 looks to the future
J
ames Treacy, Canton High School’s
2015 valedictorian, loves baseball.
His valedictory address focused on
the subject, using a story of a Canton
Little League game to illustrate the importance of perseverance in the face of
failure. The two teams, the Braves and
the Angels, had their ups and downs
during a recent game. For the Braves,
it seemed the game would be lost from
the start, but before long the team
caught up and surpassed its opponent.
“The Braves never let the score change
their positive attitude,” Treacy said. “In
a matter of minutes, the Braves had
gone from what seemed like no hope
to changing the game.” The message,
according to Treacy, was to try harder.
“One breakthrough is always in
our grasp,” he said. “Fighting through
failure makes us all stronger.”
Salutatorian Jonathan Smith also
spoke of sports in his salutatory speech
and spoke of the resolve, he said, that
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The
defined his classmates.
Superintendent Kevin Case said
he had enjoyed watching the class
grow up since fourth grade, when he
began his tenure as superintendent.
“The question is not what you
should do to become successful, but
who you should become,” he said. “Success must be guided by conscience
so that both the end results and the
personal achievement is worthy of
respect.”
Photos by Sloan Brewster
Pictured from left to right: Senior class co-presidents Ben Kelley
and Jacob Tilton; Canton High School Principal Drew DiPippo
congratulates a graduate as he crosses the stage; valedictorian
James Treacy; Board of Education Chair Leslee Hill hands a grad
her diploma during the commencement ceremony Friday, June 11.
Congratulations
Hala Mae Van Nostrand
Dr. Ryan J. Van Nostrand
Granby Memorial High Girls Lacrosse Goalie
State Championship, All State Award
All Conference for past two years
Graduated with MD and numerous honors from
Upstate Medical University, Syracuse New York.
She will be attending the
University of Southern Maine for Pre-Med
He is now a Dr. of Emergency Room Medicine at Vanderbilt,
in Nashville, TN where he is doing his ER residency.
Valley Press
June 25, 2015
Ryan was inducted into the AOA medical honor society.
Simsbury High School
Samuel; Driscoll, Solveig; DuBois, MacKenzie;
Durst, Thomas; Eck, Jason; Eldridge, Griffin;
Elfeky, Sharif; Erasmus, Abigail; Estell, Lauren
Elizabeth; Euting, Jason; Falkner, John; Fauci,
Katherine; Fayerweather, Sarah; Feinberg, Steven; Feldman, Jacob; Fenelon, Allie; Fieger, John
Finken, Andrew; Fitzpatrick, Kristen M.; Fleming, Abigail; Fleming, Brittany; Flynn, Daniel;
Foley, David; Fountain, Chasya O’Neil Gianna;
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Kyle; O’Brien, Rory; O’Connell, John; O’Donnell,
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Nicholas; Petersen, Connor; Peterson, Samuel;
Petrilli, Richard; Petruzzi, Hannah M.; Picken,
Alexander; Pohl, Jacob; Prestigomo, Danielle;
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Tyler; Santana, Julian; Sarkizi, Sabryna; Sartori, Katherine; Schmetterling, Daniel Schmitt,
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Serio, Austin; Sgamboti, Mia; Shaffer, James;
Shea, Patrick; Sheary, Mikayla; Shepard, Kaitlyn; Shin, Yejie; Shingleton, Judah Christopher;
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Peter; Winnick, Sydney; Wollert, Zoe; Wunderle, Sutton; Young, Shannon; Youngstrom,
William; Zahorodni, Sarah; Zempsky, Eli C.;
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AHS grads ready for new season
Class President Andre Wang gives the farewell address.
Lea Jalbert gives her family a
thumbs-up after getting her diploma.
Graduates toss their caps in the air.
H
ow do you measure a year? That is
not only a lyric from “Seasons of Love”
from the popular musical “RENT,”
but also a sentiment expressed by Avon High
School Principal Christopher Tranberg in his
speech at the June 16 graduation of the Class
of 2015. The Chamber Choir sang “Seasons of
Love” during the ceremony. The song posits
Photos by Alison Jalbert
Paula Tirado-Mansilla receives her diploma.
that a year can be measured in daylights and
sunsets, as well as laughter and strife.
Tranberg said the juxtaposition of the
last two always perplexed him, but realized
that combination is part of the high school
experience. “Remember, think about how
you’re going to measure next year,” he said
to the graduates. “The daylights and sun-
Graduate Andrew Diamond strikes a more casual pose with
Principal Christopher Tranberg and Board of Education Chair
Peggy Roell.
sets are a given – it’s what you do in between the two that matters.” Molly Hamel,
class valedictorian, said many members of
the Class of 2015 have lived in Avon their
entire lives and are graduating with the
same people with whom they started kindergarten. “We’ll soon be in the sea of the
unknown,” she said. “We have the power
and opportunity to shape our own identity.
In the farewell address, Class President Andre Wang said the Class of 2015, as well as
all other Avon students, has a reputation for
greatness and for “plowing through barriers
in front of them.” He told his peers, “We are
the Avon High School Class of 2015 and we
won’t let anyone forget it.”
Mills’ milestone
Jay Cizeski speaks.
Rebecca Noel gives remarks.
L
Above: Grads
celebrate
their
achievement
by tossing
their caps in
the air; right:
Molli Carr
sings “The
Star Spangled
Banner.”
Courtesy photos
Class President Cooper Smelski and Vice President Jillian
Keegan
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The
Valley Press June 25, 2015
ewis S. Mills High
School held its annual
commencement ceremony Monday, June 22. The
graduation was held, as it is
each year, at the Warner Theatre in Torrington. The class
of 2015 comprised 189 graduating seniors. Graduate Molli
Carr sang “The Star Spangled
Banner,” while graduating
American Sign Language students signed along. Remarks
were delivered by, among others, Class of 2015 salutatorian
Jay Cizeski and Class of 2015
valedictorian Rebecca Noel.
Avon High School
Raiq Ahmed, Jenna Rose Alessio, Zachary
David Alter, Erika M. Anderson, Michael
Vincent Arciero, Amanda Sofia Arroyo, Jumana Aryan, Nora Lynn Ayoubi, Christine
Y. Bae, Makena Rae Barats, Tait A. Becker,
Samuel Douglas Begin, Ashley Renee Bennett, Matthew Tyler Bergman, Scott D.
Bernard, Gabrielle Amar Berns, Kashvi Nimish Bhatt, Marinna Ruth Binkowski, Kelly
Nicole Blessing, Louis R. Bonalumi, Megan
Mary Boos, Emily Victoria Bordonaro, Abigail Rose Bratton, Kevin Lawson Brown,
Karina P. Bucci, Aidan Michael Byrne,
Colleen Byrne Callahan, Maxwell William
Campagna, Frank R. Campanelli, Julia Rita
Canova, Emma Catherine Carlone, Hannah Lynn Carpino, Steven Michael Carrier,
Rodney K. Case, Alexander Jay Casner, Elizabeth Anne Cavanaugh, Minji Chang, Sydney Elizabeth Chatfield, Yvonne Cho, Hannah Marie Coleman, Kyle Ernest Connelli,
Gillian Anita Constable, Jake Henry Corrigan, Lydia P. Cuddeback, Caitlin Elise Cunningham, Shannon L. Curry, Denis R. Dalamagas, Lisa Darminova, Hannah Rietano
Davey, Emma Michelle Davis, Andrew Ross
Diamond, Drew W. DiCenso, Jameson Michael Dlugolecki, Dane Remi Doormann,
Stephen Patrick Dorney, Brianna Leigh
Downey, Taylor Lynn Drauss, Vincenzo
Raimondo Drumpus, Taylor Rose Edgar,
Logan T. Edwards, Anderson James Ernst,
Nicole Marie Fiori, Gabriel Ethan Folkwein,
Hailey Goode Fons, Jack H. Fontaine, Michael Robert Frost, Matthew F. Fuge, Eva
Christine Gaston, Michele Taylor George,
Paul Rosario Giarratana, Harrison Baker
Gill, Emily Devin Gilmore, Tiana K. Glover,
Lewis S. Mills High School
Colleen Albert, Raechel Ashburn, Emma
Avery, Morgan Baker, Ernest Barnes, Shannon Berard, Danielle Berube, Matthew Borovy, Amanda Boyajian, Tyler Brown, Haley
Buckley, Laura Bufanda, Joseph Calabrese,
Gregory Campbell, Stephanie Carlson, Molli Carr, Jordan Carrier, Nichole Chapman,
Nicholas Cianciolo, Casey Ciemniewski,
John Cizeski, Mary Claffey, John Consolini, Brian Constantino, Joseph Conticello,
Nathaniel Cook, Taylor Copeland, Daniel
Cosgrove, Wesley Coughlin, Aleksandra
Czarnecka, Benjamin Czarnecki, Joseph
Dakille, Christian Davis, Nicholas DeSisto,
Kostas Diakogiannis, Julia DiGiuseppe, Allison Dionne, Brian Dooley, Justine Dougall, Shelby Dougherty, Alexander Draper,
Taylor Driscoll, Jillian Duffy, Jared Dunbar,
Alexandre C. Godoy, Kristen Marie Goldie,
Tyler Ross Gordon, James Michael Grant,
Jennifer Catherine Greenfield, Shannon Sabrena Gregrich, Matthew David Guarino,
Emily Lynne Guersch, Monique R. Guidry,
Abbey Paige Hagan, Molly Michelle Hamel,
Matthew R. Hamilton, Rachel Lynn Hamilton, Robert Wilson Harris, Olivia Catherine
Hart, Summer Lyn Havens, Sophia Marie
Hebert, Kendall Elizabeth Held, Tristan
Chauhan Henry, Katherine T. Holobinko,
Amanda Ruth Holtzman, Brett Richard
Holtzman, Patrick Claude Howard, Shaun
M. Howes, Jennifer Marian Hudak, Lea Marie Jalbert, Cathryn C. Jenner, Alexandra Eleanor Johnson, Shannon Hart Jordan, Emily Joy Kane, Elisabeth Ann Kassel, Byung
Yo Kim, Paul J. Kim, Haley Elizabeth King,
Anastasia Kipor, Jonas O. Köpeke, Alec Walter Kohlhoff, Alexandra Rose Kolb, John Alexander Kostal, Jr., Jessica Ashley LeBlanc,
Victoria Anne Laird, Julia Langevin, William
Evan LaPlante, Gilbert Leng, Hilbert Leng,
Benjamin I. Lerner, Avery Griffin Leveston,
Gabriel F. Levin, Hyuckin David Lim, Alex
Lin, Katherine Effie Lombard, Jennalise
Sierra Lopez, Kendra Marie Love, Raisa
Kathleen MacDonald-Soccorso, Justin Steven MacDougall, Stephanie Ann Mains,
Samantha C. Maniatty, Michaela Stevie
Marcus, Dominic W. Martinez, Zachary J.
Mateja, Erin Colleen McGuire, Kelly Ann
McIntosh, Devon Bright McLane, Laura
Elizabeth McMann, Connor James Missett,
Courtney Marie Mollo, Adam E. Moore, Rachel Marie Moore, Nazli Pari Morel, Shana
Rachel Morel, Oona Marie Morrone, Amber L. Murray, Sky Sowun Na, Emily Grace
Nelson, Ketzia Tiena Nelson, James M.
Neville, Alexander Leszek Niezrecki, Justin
Nathan Niezrecki, Colleen Grace O’Connor,
Katherine Jean O’Connor, Gregory Joseph
Oberhausen, Jonathan Andrew Oh, Kurt
Andrew Ollestad, Ethan Daniel Olmstead,
Noah Prestmann Olsen, Mitchell Robert
Pastizzo, Timothy John Patton, Caleb Eric
Paul, John Lawrence Pavano, Maxwell Joseph Pearlman, Kirstine S. Pedersen, Rohit
Peesapati, Eli C. Peirce, Ryan S. Pereslugoff,
Justine Sarah Perrotti, Anastasia Greyce
Perry, Andrew J. Pesarini, Alden Fitzgerald
Piper, Samantha Cali Polinsky, Christopher
Patrick Preleski, Collin Michael Pritchard,
Kaely Andrea Quijano, Kiely Cierra Quijano,
Vinaya Rajahraman, Chastity Rae Ramos,
Ilycia Gabrielle Rieman, Marcos Thiago
Rocha Cabral de Vasconcellos, Ryan John
Rogers, Paul Benjamin Ross, Tarik Timothy
Ross, Audrey Nicole Rossignol, Kian John
Rossitto, Chamiyah Miya-Alexis Rowland,
Julia L. Russo, Stephanie Louise Saccoccio,
Samuel Joseph Sahl, Sarah Nicole Sanchez,
Natalie Alice Sawicki, Victoria R. Schilling,
Emma K. Schweitzer, Eric Matthew Selzer,
Tara V. Shayler, Nicholas W. Shillington,
Keenan A. Siegal, Jeremy Nolan Slater, Andrew Gabriel St. Jean, Bryant Robert St.
Jean, Harrison Edward Stanczyc, Haley
Lane Stevens, Zachary J. Stirling, Katherine Elizabeth Stoll, Brittany Nicole Stote,
Emily M. Stross, John Reilly Sutter, Michelle
Stephanie Swetzes, Spencer C. Tahil, Clarissa Tan, Ana Rose Taylor, Rahyeme Ramone
Taylor, Katherine Elizabeth teGroen, Roshini Thangavel, Cole Graham Thompson,
Sadie Marie Thompson, Lauren Elizabeth
Tiffany, Paula Gaviota Tirado-Mansilla,
Kelsey Marie Tyler, Imani M. Vaught, Sarah
Anna Elwell, Timothy Endersby, Leah Failla, Cole Farrey, Dominika Filipczuk, Zachary Fitzsimons, Madeline Florian, Samuel
Flower, Timothy Forella, Kaitlyn France,
Kenneth Fricker, Eric Furst, Elizabeth Gallagher, Nicole Gardiner, Nicholas Garrigan,
Emily Gaudiana, Nicholas Gauthier, John
Geissler, Nathan Genest, Kelly Gerrity, Taylor Giannone, Cameron Greenwood, Jakob
Guerra, Kylie Hales, Karyn Helming-Crook,
April Herz, Alexandra Horowitz, Madison Hoyt, Jamie Hubbell, Sage Iacovazzi,
Alicia Jackson, Sarah Jacobson, Brenna
Jacques, John Johnston, Vasilios Katehis,
Andrew Kayan, Jillian Keegan, Benn Kelly,
Andrew Kirkby, Ryan Kleindienst, Andrew
Klimkoski, Jesse Kristy, Andrew Kucharski,
Christopher Kucia, George Lamoureux III,
Justin Lanza, Danielle LaPenta, Michael
Lawrence, Samantha Lawton, Alyssa Leary,
Cody Lessard, Christine Levesque, Rachel
Lord, Madeline LoStocco, Alyssa Lyga,
Hayden Macri, Zachary Magnoli, Ian Maher, Marissa Maitz, Lee Manzi, Christopher
Marcoux, Andrea Martel, Mika Martin,
Ruta Martisauskaite, Alexa Mattiello, Grant
McGregor, Cortland McHale, Da’Ron McKoy, Tessa McNaboe, Jake Miceli, Carly Moris,
Rachel Morris, Jackson Morrow, Molly Mulvey, Emily Nedley, Karlie Neuhausser, Richard Nicoletti Jr., Rebecca Noel, Hailey Ochs,
Ciara Otnisky, Megan Palaia, Justin Pease,
Giovanni Peraza-Santiago, Alyssa Pilkington, Haley Pilkington, Josiah Poppel, Madeline Powell, James Principi, Joseph Putnam,
Jesse Quinn-Alger, Paige Reid, Shaylah Renzullo, Lauren Richards, Holden Robinson,
Sadie Robinson, Kathryn Rohner, Zachary
Photo by Alison Jalbert
A graduate hugs Board of Education Chair
Peggy Roell.
Elizabeth Walters, Andre Sheng Wang, Olivia Catherine Welter, Alec Douglas Whipple, Tatyana Elisa White, Tara Leigh Wieter,
Lauryn Elizabeth Williams, Andrew T. Wilson, Jessica Catherine Woodis, Eric Raymond Wright, Mitchell G. Wright, Tian-Shi
Zhan Xu, Jade Kho Yen, Lauren Elizabeth
Yost, John Michael Young, Alexander Gregory Zacchio, Tyler Stanley Zelazny
David V. Delahanty – Honorary certificate
Roma, Michael Ruby, Natalie Ruel, Axel Rutkowski, Jessica Sahlman, Adam Sanchioni,
Anna Schatz, Emma Schibi, Sam Schippani,
Rachel Seleman, Josephine Shaggy, Kyle
Sheridan, Rebecca Shields, Dylan Smelski,
Alexa Xia Smith, Evan Sokol, Jordan Sokol,
Tori Solkowski, Noelle Doria Sonstrom,
Amanda St. Pierre, Zachery Stefanski, Kyle
Sterling, Andrah Stone, Bridgette Stoughton, Marissa Strang, Kristin Sullivan, David
Swanson, Dylan Taylor, Leah Taylor, James
Tessman, Sierra Thibault, Zackery Thompson, Brittany Toczko, Tyler Trask, Nicole
Tsiongas, Eric Uhl, Elana Valentin, Jacob
Vallee, Brooke Van Allen, Noelle Vandemark, Zachary Ventres, Jacob Wall, Hailey
Wilcox, Jason Wilson, Kelly Winterbottom,
William Woolsey III, Alexandra Zajko, Mark
Zimmermann
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Westminster School celebrates
graduating class of 2015
Courtesy photo
Northwest Catholic 2015 graduates celebrate with their teacher. Anna Case of Glastonbury,
Gabriella Giannone of West Hartford, Ramone Clahar of Hartford, Deacon Jeffrey Sutherland of Bloomfield, Angela Miguel of Newington and Charlotte Carew of Simsbury share
a moment as they prepare for their graduation ceremony at the Cathedral of St. Joseph.
NWC holds 51st commencement
The Most Rev. Peter A.
Rosazza, auxiliary bishop
emeritus of the Archdiocese
of Hartford, presided at the
51st graduation ceremony
of Northwest Catholic High
School June 3 at the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Hartford.
The commencement
began at 7:30 p.m. with the
procession of the 141 members of the Class of 2015.
James Jordano of Avon was
the valedictorian and Sarah
McLaughlin of Suffield the
salutatorian. The Rev. Henry C. Frascadore, past president of Northwest Catholic,
delivered the commencement address.
Frascadore challenged
the students to consider an
important question: “What
would you do for the world
if you could do anything?”
He told the graduates that
each of them is “matchless”
and “incomparable to every other human being that
ever was or that ever will
be” and that they should use
their minds, bodies, imagination, senses and spirit to
“become the person that
God intends you to be.”
Jordano quoted Dr.
Martin Luther King Jr.: “If
you cannot fly, then run; if
you cannot run, then walk;
if you cannot walk, then
crawl – but by all means,
keep moving.” Jordano encouraged his classmates to
learn from King and fashion their lives in a way that
they might one day be quotable, too, and have achieved
something great.
The class included
one National Merit Finalist,
eight other students honored by the National Merit
Scholarship Corporation,
seven students who were
named “Summa Scholars”
by the Superintendent of
Schools for the Archdiocese
of Hartford, four Division
I athletes, and 18 students
who plan to play Division II
or III sports in college.
“As we bid goodbye to
these 141 wonderful graduates, we feel confident
knowing that we have laid
the groundwork for them
to continue their journey
to higher education,” said
Northwest Catholic High
School President and Chief
Administrator David Eustis. “They have grown from
freshmen four years ago
to young adults that have
studied their faith, excelled
in athletics, performed on
stage and left a mark on
their community.”
Local graduates include: Kyle Brooks, Meredith
Davenport, James Jordano
(valedictorian), Jessica Jordano, Caitlin Nicholas and
Ryan Sands of Avon; Christopher Allen, Allison Coffey, Serena Frasco, Trenton
Kowalec, Zachary Niziolek
and Abigail Visintainer of
Burlington; Michael Valentine and Benjamin Worley
of Canton; Kathleen Craig,
Caitlin O’Sullivan and Michael Pascoal of Farmington; Lauren Cenci of Unionville; Shannon Greene of
Granby; Olivia Brazer, Charlotte Carew, Andrew Doran,
Clarissa Green, Sean Kearns, Charles Lovallo, Elizabeth O’Hara, Jeremy Rocha,
Hope Vaughn, John Cintron,
Abigail Gardner, David Kalamarides and Sean Oleasz
of Simsbury; Sarah Kosha of
Tariffville.
Westminster School celebrated the graduation of 107
students in the class of 2015
at commencement exercises May 23 on the campus in
Simsbury.
Headmaster Bill Philip
welcomed family members
and friends, cited accomplishments of the academic year
and praised members of the
graduating class for its leadership. “In so many ways, both
formally and informally, this
class led our school community impressively this past year.”
Senior Tom Dudzik, a
resident of Burlington, gave
the outstanding scholar address. He spoke about a centuries-old poetry competition
that gives a living rose as its
first prize because it is truly
alive. “It lives, it grows, it develops, if only for a short while.”
He encouraged his classmates
to live in the present without
taking things for granted, to
set big goals, envision their
future and “dream large, for
dreamers are not the most unrealistic people in the world.”
The keynote speaker
was Scott Reeves, a longtime
Westminster English teacher and Web manager, who is
retiring at the end of the ac-
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Members of Westminster School’s class of 2015 following
their commencement ceremony
ademic year. He spoke about
service and leadership, saying,
“They are words that describe
significant human behavior,
behavior in assistance of others.” After Headmaster Philip
and Tread Mink, chairman
of the Westminster board
of trustees, presented diplomas to the seniors, members
of the class participated in
the Westminster tradition of
passing their diplomas. They
formed a circle on the senior
lawn and passed the diplomas they received randomly
during the commencement
ceremony until they received
their own diploma.
They then stepped out
of the circle signifying their
graduation.
Local graduates include:
Jade D. Marlowe and Aubrey
K. Moulton of Avon; Thomas
O. Dudzik of Burlington; Kiley A. Loureiro and Philippe
A. Morin of Canton; Nadrina
M. Ebrahimi of Farmington;
Alaina M. Bisson, Shelby J.
Gamble and Kyle B. Keir of
Granby; Andrew S. Brazer, Eliza T. Christman, Benjamin A.
Kille, Austin R. Pope, Sally S.
Sandoval, David L. Swenson,
Olivia R. Tawney, Sarah M.
Burstein, Brennan R. Cross,
Jolene A. Patrina, Aaron W.
Rubin and Andrew B. Simeon
of Simsbury.
Local students graduate from Watkinson
On June 5 at 10 a.m., 54
students celebrated Watkinson School’s
commencement. Watkinson’s mission is
to “develop in our students
the power to shape their lives
and the world around them,”
so years ago the administration decided that instead of
inviting an outside speaker,
it would be more meaningful
to have the graduates themselves offer advice and reflections to their peers.
Any graduating senior
can opt to perform or speak at
graduation, but they must go
through a long, serious pro-
cess of draft writing, reflection and practice, attending
to deadlines along the way.
Senior presentations ranged
from heartfelt speeches to
songs, to poems and quartets
to dance performances. This
year, Farmington residents
Madison Hunter, Michael
Troy and Spencer Pelham
spoke at graduation. Bailey
Polacek, also of Farmington,
spoke and performed a song.
Other local graduates
included: Ryan Anthonypillai
and Andrew Stierer of Farmington, Simsbury residents
John Garrison, Ta-Yu Ting
Courtesy photo
Dakota Ford of Avon
and James Ward, Avon residents Dakota Ford and Marco Holt, and Canton resident
Nicole Sandal.
The Ethel Walker School says goodbye to 2015 graduates in 103rd ceremony
Under bright blue skies
Sunday, June 7, 63 members
of The Ethel Walker School
Class of 2015 received their
diplomas before families and
friends, students, faculty,
alumnae and trustees during
the school’s 103rd commencement ceremony.
Teresa C. Younger, current CEO and president
of the Ms. Foundation for
Women, delivered the commencement address.
Younger advised graduates to push themselves
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higher, to exemplify the
Walker’s atmosphere of support and sisterhood throughout their lives, and to realize
the importance of trusting
oneself and one’s abilities:
“Value what you bring to the
table, and it will be valued.
Be aware of the importance
of the impact that you make.”
In her charge to the
Class of 2015, outgoing Head
of School Bessie Speers P’16
said: “You are a class that
will both enjoy the world and
improve the world; yours is a
June 25, 2015
class with exceptional leadership abilities. While you
have learned much this year
about yourselves, you have
also led in the transformation of your school.”
Local graduates include:
Talia Basch, Marisa George
and Lillian Reynolds from
Simsbury, Alexandra Borreil from Farmington, Alexa
Lochner of Canton, Jessica Brighenti, Meher Khan,
Eleana Paravantsos, Angela Peavy, Nida Shaikh and
Chloe Silverman from Avon.
The graduating class of 2015
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Miss Porter’s celebrates 2015
commencement exercises
Friday, June 5 marked Miss
Porter’s School’s commencement
exercises. Parents, students, faculty and Ancients joined in celebrating the graduation of the 84
members of the Class of 2015.
Courtesy photo
Farmington resident Katie Tyner
smiles during graduation.
Graduates are heading to
premier colleges and universities,
including Brown University, Carnegie Mellon University, Georgetown University, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, New York
University, Princeton University, and Rhode Island School of
Design.
After a welcome by Head of
School Katherine Windsor and remarks by Student Head of School
Rebecca Clark, graduates listened
to the commencement address by
Ariel Zwang ‘81, chief executive
officer of Safe Horizon. Zwang
encouraged graduates to seek out
work that is both meaningful and
enjoyable, noting, “I get up every
morning and do work that I find
deeply gratifying, and I wish all of
you that privilege.”
The awarding of the diplomas
was followed by several traditions,
including the Hanging of the Daisy Wreath, carrying of the Daisy
Chain and singing of school songs.
The Master’s School celebrates grads
Courtesy photo
The Master’s School held its annual graduation ceremony in early June. Local graduating seniors included: Araujo Celio, Olivia
Bates, Jack Beebe, David Bigelow, Kaley Chamberlain, Beier Chen,
Daeyoung Cho, Philip Ennin, Shelby Felix, Marissa Fenn, William
Fortuner III, Elizabeth Graves, Emma Holden, Samantha Hunter, So
Yeon Jung, Dohyun Kim, Jordan Lagan, Joshua Lebo, Taryn McCloud,
Kacie Medwinter, Peter Neagle, Chibuzor Ogbue, Jonathan Riendeau,
ZiYang Sun, Barbara Wright, Hyun-Jun Yoon.
Photo by Ted Glanzer
Seven of the nine members of the graduating class from the Farmington Alternative High School along with
teacher Megan Lamontagne (far right)
Students graduate from Farmington Alternative High
By Ted Glanzer
Staff Writer
Emotions can run high at high
school graduations, with parents
and friends perhaps shedding a few
tears as their son, daughter, brother, sister or friend turns the page on
a new chapter of their lives.
But it would be difficult to
top the level of emotion and joy at
the Farmington Alternative High
School graduation held at West
Woods Upper Elementary School
Monday, June 15.
There was hardly a dry eye in
the cafetorium, as teachers, counselors and friends bade farewell
to a record nine graduates: Joshua
Baker, Amanda Foga, Olivia Noe,
Michael Sheely, Terrin Wohlford,
Seth Eastman, Devaun Ford, Joshua Rivera and Evan Williamson.
Teacher Megan Lamontagne
teared up when she described
her interactions with the school’s
Class of 2015. “I look forward to
every day, to learn from the students,” Lamontagne said. “I cannot
express how proud I am of each individual student.”
Lamontagne listed the accomplishments of the class, which
included the building of Buddy
Benches for all four elementary
schools. She then quoted Rosalynn
Carter. “If you don’t accept failure
as a possibility, you don’t set high
goals, you don’t branch out, you
don’t try – you don’t take the risk,”
Lamontagne said. The significance of the graduation ceremony was not lost on
Farmington High administrators.
“It’s a big day for [the students],” Farmington High School
Dean of Students Mary Lundquist
said. “Schooling is hard for these
guys.”
Lundquist said that students
are identified at Farmington High
School and recommended for the
Alternative High School, which
provides a half day of academics
followed by another half day of
community service or work study.
“There is a lot of teacher support for the students,” Lundquist
said. “They might drop out if [they
stayed at Farmington High School].”
Rivera said that if it wasn’t
for the alternative high school, he
might be at least a year away from
graduating.
“I was never a star student;
I’ve always kind of gotten by,” he
said. “But the [alternative] school is
a good opportunity to get yourself
going and to motivate yourself to
want to graduate on time. It gave
me a lot of motivation and growing up and telling me that I have to
start taking things seriously.”
Rivera, who plans on working
in construction over the summer before embarking on a career in marketing, said the smaller classroom
sizes made a big difference. “I’ve always felt like I’ve had a
calling for sales,” he said.
In addition to graduation,
Lamontagne recognized all of the
students at the alternative school
with superlatives, including Most
Spirited Student (Morgan Piotrowski), Most Kindhearted (Taylor Blades), and the Voice of Reason
– Most Likely to Succeed (Sheely).
Board of Education Chairman
Mary Grace Reed, who attended
the event with Superintendent of
Schools Kathleen Greider and several school board members, said
during the school board’s meeting
later that evening that she was
impressed with the connection between the staff and the students.
“The accolades were so personal,” Reed said. “If you didn’t have
tears in your eye, then you are harder than most of us. We’re showing a
huge connection between staff and
kids. I was sitting there thinking
how real that was. They’re sitting
there in those chairs … it was wonderful.”
School board member Bill
Beckert, who also attended the
event, said he was pleased that the
alternative school provided a place
for at-risk students to continue
with their schooling.
“When I first got on the board,
there were kids falling through the
cracks,” Beckert said. “No attention was given to them. … What I
saw in the audience tonight … they
felt they were part of something
much greater. That for me was very
powerful.”
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were not aware of what their
father or grandfather had
done during the war.
Newman began to meet
with his fellow Post members for interviews; often it
would take several before
the veterans felt comfortable sharing information.
“What made this a slow
process was a lot of veterans felt they didn’t have all
the information I needed,
sometimes memories were
painful and, thirdly, they felt
they just did their duty, that
they didn’t do anything real
special. You had to coax the
stories out of them,” Newman said.
There have been 600
members throughout the
Post’s history and Newman
is hoping to eventually get
information on all of them.
At this time he has interviewed 175 veterans.
“I’ve only done 122 of
the World War II guys, so
there [are] a lot more stories
to tell,” he said.
Newman first gets details about each veteran
that includes their branch
of service, military job, units
they served in, rank, campaigns they fought in, decorations they received, military school or training, and
photos. This information is
displayed on one page. On
the back of the page are stories that the veterans shared
about their experiences,
which are then put in the
binder.
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Veterans from Avon that were part of the Veterans History
Project has their stories on display.
Consolini, for whom the
Post is named after, was
the first Avon resident to
be killed in action during
WWII. Cpl. Consolini was a
squad leader in Company F,
169th Regiment and 43rd Division. He was in active service from March 19, 1941 to
July 13, 1943. He received the
Bronze Star, Purple Heart,
American Defense, Pacific
Campaign, WWII Victory
Medal and the Combat Infantry Badge. According to
his history, Consolini was
killed while he and his unit
worked to take Munda Airfield on New Georgia in the
Pacific, where he is buried.
“I learned that these
stories are truly fascinating,
and to really get into them
and come to bring these
stories out is very satisfying,”
Newman said. “When I’ve
done a story and put together all this information from
the first source, I feel great
about it. I’m bringing out
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Books, DVDs and databases are all materials one
can find at the Avon Free
Public Library. But a World
War II era Harley-Davidson
motorcycle with a sidecar?
That is at the library, too.
This year marks the
70th anniversary of the end
of WWII, with the European conflict ending May 8,
1945 and Aug. 15, 1945 in
the Pacific. This year is also
the 70th anniversary of the
Gildo T. Consolini VFW Post
3272, which was founded in
1945.
Throughout the summer the Avon Free Public
Library, in collaboration
with the VFW, is presenting
a series of lectures and an
exhibit on the war and the
local men and women who
were part of it. The motorcycle is one large part of a display of WWII memorabilia
from local veterans that also
includes uniforms, weapons
and military guidebooks,
all of which are displayed in
a case outside the Marion
Hunter History Room. In
addition to the memorabilia, visitors also have the opportunity to read through a
binder of information that
tells the stories of local indi-
vidual veterans who served
in the war.
The exhibit and veterans’ history is a result of the
work of resident and veteran
Bill Newman, who began to
record the histories of his
fellow VFW members when
he realized just how little
the Post knew about its own
members and their wartime
experiences. Newman is the
historian for the Post and
served as a captain in the
Army, first in Korea, later in
Vietnam and was in the reserves for 12 years. In 2001,
he began to talk to fellow
Post members about their
military experience and
would periodically include
their stories in the Post
newsletter, and thus began
his Veterans History Project.
He took it upon himself
to get his fellow members to
open up in what soon turned
into a much larger history
project.
Newman said he wanted to get the information for
the Post, but to also enable
family members to learn
more about their loved ones’
experiences.
“I was shocked. It wasn’t
their fault. The World War II
generation was notorious
for not telling anyone of
their military history,” Newman said of the families who
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stories that may never have
been told and would have
been lost forever.”
All the information that
Newman compiled is in a
large binder that is now on
display at the library, located just outside the library’s
community room. Visitors
can look up family members
in the binder to learn more
or view the many individual
stories that have been hung
up in the library.
On the walls outside
the community room is a
display of all the living local veterans. There is also a
WWII timeline relating to
the European and Pacific
theaters.
“It has been Bill’s lifelong mission for the last 10
years plus to do these histories,” Patrice Celli, reference
librarian, said.
Family members of the
veterans who have participated have come to view the
stories in the binder and often are finding out information on their relatives’ war
experience that they were
unaware of before.
“We wanted to show
this summer how little Avon
contributed to this huge international event,” said Tina
Panik, reference and adult
services manager.
In addition to the display, the library is hosting a
series of lectures on a variety
of topics relating to the war.
The lecture series began in May and continues
with more to come throughout the summer. The exhibit
will run through the month
of August.
“The exhibit looks
great; Bill Newman did a
wonderful job organizing
and putting this all together. It shows his dedication
to his fellow comrades in
arms. And I want to thank
Jane Lowerre for her artistic
and caring touch for making it look so patriotic and
meaningful,” Lee Wilson,
July 24, 2 p.m., the
94th Army Band of East
Windsor will perform
Aug. 4, 7 p.m., ENIGMA,
presented by CCSU
history professor John
Mueller
All events will be held
in the Avon Library
Community Room at the
Avon Free Public Library,
281 Country Club Road,
Avon. Programs are free
and open to the public.
Post 3272 commander said
of the display, adding that
this type of display is important “to educate the younger
citizens in our community of
the sacrifices and duty of our
WWII veterans.”
“It is a great resource for
our community and honors
our patriots,” Wilson said.
The discussions that
have taken place so far have
included several veterans in
the audience who stood up
to also share their experiences, something the library
has tried to record to have
on hand as well.
“They told us tales of
bravery beyond what you
see in the movies,” Celli said.
“This is the last chance to
get this information. Many
veterans are in their 90s.”
“It’s a different kind of
way to learn the history,”
Panik said.
The exhibit and programs also tie into the library’s theme of the “All
American Summer.”
“The library and Post
have adopted each other,”
Panik said. “We consider
them part of our team.”
“We really want to encourage the families of these
veterans to come in, see
what this is all about and
feel a connection to their
families’ past,” Celli said.
She is hoping the exhibit
will attract veterans to come
to the library and perhaps
donate memorabilia to the
exhibit or maybe get their
photo taken by the motorcycle.
Troop 274 to hold U.S. flag retirement ceremony
Avon Boy Scout Troop
274 will be conducting a
United States flag retirement
ceremony at 7 p.m. Friday,
June 26, at Countryside Park
in Avon. All are welcome
to attend the ceremony in
which the American flag, a
proud symbol of our country, is taken out of service in
a courteous and respectful
fashion. Flag retirement ceremonies are conducted in
a closely scripted order per
Flag Code guidelines in order
to retire the flag in an appropriate manner.
According to the United States Flag Code, flags
should be retired when they
are no longer in a condition
fitting their display as an em-
blem of the United States.
This leaves the decision to
retire the flag to the owner
of the flag, but flags that are
faded, tattered, or seriously
degraded are usually considered fit for retirement. Scouts
from Avon Boy Scout Troop
274 will perform the hourlong ceremony in which a
speaker will provide the his-
tory of the flag and its role
in America’s past. An honor
guard will then proceed to
retire the flags honorably in a
bonfire built for the purpose.
Flags may be brought to the
ceremony for retirement. For
more information contact
Nancy Kostal at [email protected] or at
860-676-2363.
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Pictured at the YMCA of Greater Hartford Annual Meeting are
Jerry Gooden, chairman of the board of the YMCA of Greater
Hartford, United Technologies/YMCA Wesley A. Kuhrt Youth
Citizenship Award winner Fatoumata Haidara, and Jay Kuhrt,
son of Wesley A. Kuhrt. Resident awarded YMCA
Youth Citizenship Award
Fatoumata Haidara of
Simsbury was awarded one
of three United Technologies/YMCA Wesley A. Kuhrt
Youth Citizenship Awards
for Community Service at
the YMCA of Greater Hartford’s recent annual meeting. The awards are made
in memory of a man known
for his outstanding volunteer and professional leadership, the late Wesley A.
Kuhrt, who was president
of Sikorsky Aircraft and a
former United Technologies Corporation senior vice
president.
Haidara is a freshman
at the University of Connecticut. She began her volunteer journey as a young
child, helping wherever she
could at her local mosque.
She has volunteered
for three summers for the
camp run by The Islamic Center of Connecticut,
providing a positive role
model for the children ages
5 to 14. Her service to the
Farmington Valley YMCA
began when, as a high
school junior, she was part
of the committee planning
the monthly Teen Night Life
providing a safe, fun, drug
free activity for the region’s
teens. It was this work that
led her to be asked to join
the Branch’s Board of Advisors as a youth member.
The UTC/YMCA Youth
Citizenship Awards are presented annually to young
YMCA program partici-
pants ages 15 to 20, who
have strongly demonstrated an ongoing commitment to volunteer service.
Through their experience
at the YMCA, applicants
and winners alike learn the
YMCA core values of caring, honesty, respect and
responsibility, helping them
to become positive role
models and leaders in their
communities.
Simsbury High School
art educator Shannon Gagne
has been appointed to the
position of department supervisor of art K-12. Gagne
will assume her official duties with the commencement of the 2015-16 school
year. Her appointment
marks the culmination of
a rigorous and thorough
selection process, including involving Simsbury
public schools faculty to
serve on special interview
committees.
Gagne is currently
completing her 14th year
in Simsbury as an art educator at the secondary
level. Prior to coming to
Simsbury, she served as an
elementary art teacher for
the Enfield public schools.
She earned her B.F.A. from
the Maryland Institute College of Art and her master’s
from Wesleyan University.
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AXA volunteers lend a hand to Land Trust
VFW recognized for service
On June 11, volunteers
from AXA in Farmington
dedicated an afternoon on
the land to help prepare the
Farmington Land Trust’s
West District Nature Preserve for the Harvest Farm to
Table Tasting fundraiser the
Land Trust will host Sept. 20.
Despite sweltering heat,
17 volunteers from AXA
donned long pants, hats and
gloves before taking their
pruning shears to overgrown
bushes, saplings and other vegetation surrounding
a house and pond situated
on Farmington Land Trust
properties: the West District
Nature Preserve, donated in
Kingswood
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Sew Thankful Quilters making Quilts of Valor
for service people touched by war Thursday,
June 25, 6-9 p.m., at Avon Congregational
Church, 6 West Main St., drop in
Avon Senior Center, 635 West Avon Road, 860675-4355: Caregiver Support Group Thursday,
June 25, 2-3 p.m., pre-register at 860-6513539; Movie Day with Summer Camp Kids
Friday, June 26, 12:30 p.m., sign up; Dress
Down Day Tuesday, June 30; Shuffleboard
Wednesday, July 1, 10 a.m., sign up; Lunch &
Learn Wednesday, July 1, noon, “I Feel So Good,
Why Can’t I Cut Back on My Medications?”
with medical staff from Governor’s House in
Simsbury, sign up; Dress Down Day Thursday,
July 2; closed Friday, July 3
U.S. Flag Retirement Ceremony hosted by
Boy Scout Troop 274 Friday, June 26, 7 p.m.,
at Countryside Park
Summer worship at Avon congregations June
28-end of August at 9:30 a.m.: on June 28 and
in July, worship at the West Avon Congregational
Church, 280 Country Club Road, and in August
worship at the Avon Congregational Church,
6 West Main St., with the ministers, the Rev.
Martha Chenault and the Rev. Brian Hardee,
alternating leading the worship
Senior Citizens of Avon Organization
Monday, June 29, noon, annual picnic of
hotdogs and hamburgers, salads, dessert,
entertainment provided by Jerry Lagace and
The Bristol Old Tyme Fiddlers, last meeting
until fall
Avon Arts Association Spring Members
Show at the Simsbury Public Library, 725
Hopmeadow St., thru Monday, June 29 during
library hours (860-653-3375)
Mobile Food Pantry Tuesday, June 30, 1010:30 a.m., change in location from St. Ann’s
Church to Farmington Valley American Muslim
Center Inc., 35 Harris Road (860-693-5811)
Avon Rec & Parks summer camps
registration online at www.AvonRec.com:
Pee Wee Camp, ages 3 ½-5, fee $150 each
session, Session 2 Crafty Critters July 6-17,
Session 3 Color Play July 20-31 and Session
4 Insect Inspectors Aug. 3-14; Summer Fun
14
The
Valley Press
Camp entering grades 1-3 Session 2 Circus
Week June 29-July 2, Session 3 Back in Time
July 6-10, Session 4 Carnival Week July 1317, Session 5 Barnyard Palooza July 20-24,
Session 6 Under the Sea July 27-31, Session
7 Let’s Make Things Aug. 3-7, Session 8 Week
at Paradise Island Aug. 10-14; Camp Discovery
entering grades 4-7, Session 2 Explore the
Outdoors June 29-July 2, Session 3 Ocean
Commotion July 6-10, Session 4 Summer
Bucket List July 13-17, Session 5 Sports Week
July 20-24, Session 6 Action Week July 27-31,
Session 7 Camp’s Got Talent Aug. 3-7, Session
8 Summer Olympics Aug. 10-14
Avon historic sites open every Sunday
through September from 2-4 p.m. for tourist
season – Pine Grove Schoolhouse, 3 Harris St.,
and Derrin Farmhouse, 249 West Avon Road
Tuesday Crafters meeting weekly on
Tuesdays at 10 a.m. at Avon Congregational
Church, 6 West Main St., on drop-in basis to
do simple sewing and knitting projects
BURLINGTON–––––––
Burlington Parks & Rec programs at www.
burlingtonctparksandrec.com:
• Kickbox Combo Mondays and Wednesdays,
June 29-Aug. 26, 6:30-7:30 p.m., $70/$95,
walk-ins $10 per class
• Fitness Mix – evenings Tuesdays and
Thursdays, June 30-Aug. 27, 6:15-7:15 p.m.,
fee $10
• Playtime Adventure Thursdays, July 9-Aug.
27, fee $115, registration deadline July 2
Burlington Center Schoolhouse on George
Washington Turnpike open to the public the
last Sunday of the month, June 28, July
26 and Aug. 30, from 1-4 p.m. during the
summer, free, children welcome
CANTON––––––––––
Movie matinee of “Unbroken” Friday, June
26, 1 p.m., at the Canton Community Center,
40 Dyer Ave., sponsored by Canton Library
and Senior Center, free admission, open to
the public, reserve a seat at 860-693-5800
(library) or 860-693-5811 (senior center)
Collinsville Farmers Market (temporarily) in
the Canton Library parking lot, 40 Dyer Ave.,
Sunday, June 28, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Annual Strawberry Festival Sunday, June
June 25, 2015
Courtesy photo
The team of AXA volunteers taking a lemonade break with
Mary Bushley (front row).
helped the Land Trust with
a special property maintenance project, according to
their team leader, Shannon
Itzo. “Helping to preserving
that beautiful piece of land
was great. I know everyone
enjoyed their time there, and
we also learned a lot about
the land,” she said.
For more information
about the land it preserves,
visit farmingtonlandtrust.
org.
Julianne DeAngelo named National Merit Scholar
Courtesy photo
At the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States,
Department of Connecticut and Auxiliaries 95th Annual
State Convention June 13, state Commander Gregory
Smith (left) presented three first prize awards to the
Gildo T. Consolini VFW Post 3272, Avon, for the best Post
Newsletter in the state and for outstanding service distributing the Buddy Poppy every Memorial Day. Avon’s
Post Commander Lee M. Wilson accepts the awards.
1995 by Mary Bushley and
Ruth Bushley Childs, and the
Bushley Homestead, donated to the Land Trust by Mary
Bushley in 2013.
Tina Delaney, the Land
Trust steward of the parcels,
led the volunteers in the
work at the Nature Preserve
to clear invasive plants from
the earthen dam’s path, widen and clear the path to the
pond, and remove overhanging branches. On the Homestead property, the team
cut back overgrown bushes
around the farm house and
even weeded the garden.
This is the third time
that AXA volunteers have
Scholarship Corporation.
She is one of only
2,500 Merit Scholars in the
country.
The Dartmouth-bound
DeAngelo is a varsity lacrosse player; an a cappella singer; a tour guide with
28, 4-7 p.m., at First Congregational Church,
184 Cherry Brook Road, Canton Center,
$6.50/$5 for shortcakes, $4 for hamburgers,
$3 for hot dogs, $1.50 for drinks
All dog licenses purchased or renewed by
Tuesday, June 30 entered in a special drawing
to receive Tag #1 and a basket of goodies,
register at town clerk’s office, 4 Market St.,
Collinsville, or by mail with a stamped, selfaddressed envelope to Canton Town Clerk, c/o
Dog Licensing, P.O. Box 168, Collinsville, 06022
VNA blood pressure screenings Wednesday,
July 1, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., at the Canton
Community Center, 40 Dyer Ave.
Canton Clay Works, 150 Cherry Brook Road,
youth program for ages 6-12 July 6-Aug. 20,
registration and full descriptions at www.
cantonclayworks.com
Matter of Balance classes offered by
Farmington Valley Health District Thursdays,
thru Aug. 6, 10 a.m.-noon, at the Canton
Senior Center, 40 Dyer Ave., free of charge,
register at 860-693-5811
Mills Pond Pool open thru Labor Day, Sept. 7,
pool memberships and daily passes available
at the pool, daily fees $5 residents/$7 nonresidents
Register for Vacation Bible School program
at Collinsville Congregational Church Monday,
July 13-Friday, July 17, 6-8:30 p.m., pre-k
thru 6th grade, call 860-693-6333
Shield & Dragon; and a prefect, one of only 12 seniors
chosen to serve as mentors
to KO underclassmen.
She is also an accomplished debater, having
represented KO at competitions in Canada, Lithuania
To submit an event for the calendar,
e-mail Sally at
[email protected]
2, 6-8:30 p.m., Cell and Genome Science
Building, 400 Farmington Ave.
Unionville Museum Tag & Plant Sale
Saturday and Sunday, June 27 and 28, 8
a.m.-4 p.m., at 15 School St., Unionville
Events at Farmington Senior Center, 321
New Britain Ave., Unionville, 850-675-2490,
ext. 3: pinochle Thursdays at 1 p.m.; Bible
Study Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m.; Chit Chat Café
Wednesday, July 1, noon, sign up by Monday,
June 29
Farmington Valley VNA blood pressure
screenings Tuesday, June 30, 1-2:30 p.m.,
at the Farmington Senior Center, 321 New
Britain Ave., Unionville; Wednesday, July
1, 9-11 a.m., at the Farmington Library, 6
Monteith Drive; and Thursday, July 2, 9:3011:30 a.m., at Middlewoods of Farmington, 9
Middle Road
Stanley-Whitman House, 37 High St.,
collecting donations during month of June
for victims of domestic violence who find
refuge at the Prudence Crandall Center in
New Britain, donations of goods and money
dropped off during regular museum hours:
Wednesday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., and
Saturday and Sunday, noon-4 p.m.
Red Cross blood donation opportunity
Thursday, July 2, 1:30-6:30 p.m., at Knights
of Columbus, 301 New Britain Ave., Unionville,
visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-7332767 to make an appt.
Senior and Social Services Department
summer office hours Monday-Friday, 9
a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Five Corners Thrift Shop at First Church of
Christ, 61 Main St., Unionville, super summer
clothing sale, most summer clothing $1,
hours: Saturdays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Renter’s Rebate Program for 2015 thru Oct.
1, applications completed at assessor’s office,
info at 860-693-7842
GRANBY––––––––––
FARMINGTON––––––
At the UConn Health Center,263 FarmingtonAve.:
• Free workshop: Things to Consider Before
Joining a Research Study Monday, June 29, 5
p.m., Onyiuke Dining Room, register at 860679-8802
• Nutrition for a Healthy Heart Wednesday,
July 1, 2-4 p.m., Outpatient Pavilion,
registration fee $30, call 1-800-535-6232
• Free IVF Information Session Thursday, July
and many domestic locations. And, she’s the only
high schooler who volunteers with Penny4NASA, an
advocacy group aimed at
increasing awareness of –
and funding for – space exploration and NASA. Granby Senior Center: Shopping
Manchester Friday, June 26, 9:30 a.m.
in
Community and square dance Friday, June
26, 7 p.m., at the Granby Grange, 212 North
Granby Road, band: Heart’s Ease playing folk
music (860-627-5053)
Strawberry Festival Saturday, June 27,
noon-4 p.m., at West Granby United Methodist
Church, 87 Simsbury Road, West Granby, 860653-7437 – food, refreshments, live music
with local artist Carrie Johnson and guest
appearance by African drummer Mollishmael
Gabah from Ghana, face painting, horse rides,
bounce house, outdoor games, Blessing of the
Bicycles
Summer sessions at Maple View Farm,
Salmon Brook Street, starting July 6, weekly
thru Aug. 14, sign up on website or in Farm Store
SIMSBURY–––––––-–
Chamber of Commerce After Hours hosted
by Hop Meadow Country Club, 85 Firetown
Road, Thursday, June 25, 5:30-7:30 p.m.,
Charles Wolfe at 4:30 p.m. presenting “The
Keys to Building Trust in Organizations”; Fun
Run/Walk of 3-5 miles at 5:30 p.m. every
Tuesday meeting and ending at Red Stone
Pub, 10 Jim Gallagher Way
At the Simsbury Senior Center, Eno Memorial
Hall, 754 Hopmeadow St., 860-658-3273:
• Lunch Café at Eno Friday, June 26, 11
a.m.-noon, New England clam chowder,
sliced turkey and tuna salad sandwich, $2/
sandwich, $2/soup
• Picnic and a Movie Friday, June 26, noon
picnic, 12:45 p.m. movie “1776”
• Lunch @ Eno Wednesday, July 1, noon,
turkey cutlet in mushroom cream sauce,
$3/$4, sign up the Friday before by noon
• Hot Dog Barbecue Thursday, July 2, noon1 p.m., outside on the lawn, $2, sign up by
Thursday, June 25
• Keeping the Home Fires Burning: Families
on the Home Front in World War II Thursday,
July 7, 1:30-3 p.m., with historian John Cilio,
sign up by Thursday, July 2
• Pickleball at Simsbury Farms Ice Rink
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 4-5:30
p.m., thru October
Genealogy Road Show Saturday, June 27,
10 a.m.-2 p.m., at the Simsbury Free Library,
749 Hopmeadow St., $5 for non-members,
RSVP at [email protected] or
call 860-408-1336
The Second Chance Shop, 12 Station St.,
storewide 50 percent off sale June 29-July
3, closed July 4, open Monday-Saturday, 10
a.m.-2 p.m.
Dog Days of Summer free hot dog suppers
every Monday starting June 29 thru Aug.
17, 5-6:30 p.m., at Shepherd of the Hills
check it out
Evangelical Lutheran Church, 7
Wescott Road, 860-658-0583 –
hot dogs, chips, fruit and veggies,
beverage and dessert
VNA blood pressure screenings
Wednesday, July 1, 11:45 a.m.-2:15
p.m., at Eno Memorial Hall, 754
Hopmeadow St.
Simsbury Community Band
concert Wednesday, July 1, 7
p.m., at Simsbury Farms Ice Rink,
Celebrate America-4th of July
Marketplace Day Camp Aug.
10-14, 9 a.m.-noon, at Covenant
Presbyterian Church (The Barn),
124 Old Farms Road, children
ages
kindergarten-grade
6,
and junior high and high school
students to serve on ministry
teams, registration open at
cpcbarn.org
(860-658-9772)
VALLEY&BEYOND–
Book signing Sunday, June 28,
1:30-4 p.m., at Peaberry’s Café,
712 Hopmeadow St., Simsbury, for
“There Is Something to Learn from
Everyone” written and illustrated
by Melanie Vaverchak of Burlington
using rhyme, repetition and
whimsical illustrations to celebrate
the richness and value that a variety
of people add to our lives
Connecticut Swish Basketball
Camp at Farmington High School
for boys entering grades 1-9, 3
weekly sessions starting Mondays,
June 29, July 6 and 13, 8:30
a.m.-3 p.m., email Swishcamp@
comcast.net for registration form
and camp info
Millwright’s Restaurant & 1680
Tavern and McLean’s “Lunch at
the Loft” Tuesday, June 30, noon2 p.m. at The Loft at Millwright’s
Restaurant, 77 West St., tickets
$40 per person at 860-651-5500
by Friday, June 26 – a culinary
experience with award-winning
chef Tyler Anderson and nutritionist
Jeanine Milano including locally
grown vegetables and fresh
seasonal herbs, gift bag with
luncheon recipes to take home
Farmington
Valley
Farmers
Market Sundays 11 a.m.-2 p.m.,
at Riverdale Farms Shopping, 124
Simsbury Road, Avon, vendors
offering certified organic produce,
local meats, breads, local eggs,
baked goods, prepared and readyto-eat foods, fresh local seafood,
fresh coffee, Italian ice, local goat
soaps and fresh cut flowers, SNAP/
EBT credit/debit cards accepted
([email protected])
John Mirabello’s Northwest
Catholic Basketball Clinic 2015,
cost $125, registration accepted
until enrollment full, 860-2364221, ext. 130 or 860-670-0030,
[email protected]:
boys
entering grades 5-7 June 29-July 2,
8:30 a.m.-noon; bonus boys weeks
(grades 5-9) July 6-9, 8:30 a.m.noon; girls entering grades 5-9 July
13-16, 8:30 a.m.-noon
Northwest Catholic All State
Youth Football Clinic teaching
fundamentals of football July
28-31, 8:30 a.m.-noon, at the
school, 29 Wampanoag Drive,
West Hartford, for those entering
grades 3-9, registration form at
www.northwestcatholic.org/page.
cfm?p=509
Academy International Coaches
visiting Ethel Walker School in
Simsbury to host a weeklong field
hockey training camp Aug. 1014, 4:30-7:30 p.m., beginners to
advanced players welcome, register
at www.academyinternational.net
or call 1-888-529-3827
American Red Cross blood
donation
opportunities
Wednesdays, 11:45 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
and Saturdays, 6:30-11:30 a.m.
at the American Red Cross Blood
Donation Center, 209 Farmington
Ave., Farmington, for appt. visit
redcrossblood.org or call 1-800733-2767
Arts & Events
Summer Concert Series with Eight to the
Bar at Elizabeth Park Thursday, June 25, 6:308 p.m., on the Rose Garden lawn, if rain, in
the Pond House; Rose Garden & History Tour
Friday, June 26, 10 a.m., in the Rose Garden
Prado & Della Vecchia at Crown & Hammer,
3 Depot St., Collinsville, Thursday, June 25, 9:30
p.m., to Friday, June 26, 12:30 a.m.
At Infinity Music Hall and Bistro:
20 Greenwoods Road North, Norfolk, 860542-5531: June 25, 8 p.m., Butch Hancock of
The Flatlanders; June 26, 8 p.m., The Southern
Comfort Band; June 27, 8 p.m., Los Lonely Boys
32 Front St., Hartford: June 25, 8 p.m., The
Seldom Scene; June 26, 8 p.m., Liberty Comedy presents “Letterman’s Favorites”; June 27, 8
p.m., Jeff Pevar & Mo’ Pleasure All-Stars featuring
surprise guests; June 28, 7:30 p.m., Tom Rush
Historic WWII Aircraft at the New England Air
Museum in Windsor Locks June 25-28, 860623-3305 or www.neam.org, including “Fifi,” a
Boeing B-29 Superfortress, with aircraft tours at
10 a.m. Thursday and Friday and at noon Saturday and Sunday, and flying at 9 and 10:30 a.m.
Saturday and Sunday, tickets $20/$15
A Special Night with Treat Williams and Rex
Reed Friday, June 26, 5 p.m., at the Wadsworth
Atheneum, 600 Main St., Hartford, kickoff event
for summer film series and a surprise film
screening, reception 5-6 p.m. with Williams and
Reed $25/$22, onstage conversation and film
screening only 6 p.m. $12/$11/$10
The HSO’s Talcott Mountain Music Festival
opening with Mambo Kings, Latin jazz ensemble, Friday, June 26, 7:30 p.m. at the Performing Arts Center at Simsbury Meadows, advance
adult single lawn tickets $20, $5 for kids 12 and
under, adult single lawn tickets $25 at the gate,
860-987-5900 or www.hartfordsympphony.org
At Bridge Street Live, 41 Bridge St., Collinsville,
860-693-9762: June 26, 8 p.m., The THE BAND
Band, tribute to The Band with Je Conte; June
27, 8 p.m., Comedy Night: Dan Naturman
At the Mark Twain House & Museum, 351
Farmington Ave., Hartford:
• Graveyard Shift Ghost Tours Friday and Saturday, June 26 and 27, 6, 7, 8 and 9 p.m., tickets
$22/$17/$15 at 860-280-3130
• Deven Green (aka Betty Bowers, America’s
Best Christian) with her electric ukulele comedy
lounge act The Survivors Swing Band Saturday,
June 27, 7 p.m., tickets $20/$15 at 860-2803130
• Book/Mark “The Residence: Inside the Private
World of the White House” with author Kate Andersen Brower Wednesday, July 1, 7 p.m., free,
reservations recommended
At Maple Tree Café, 781 Hopmeadow St., Simsbury, live music at 9 p.m., cover charge, 860651-1297: Friday, June 26, Loups Garou, and
Saturday, June 27, Mass Confusion
Little Theatre of Manchester’s “Moon Over Buffalo” by Ken Ludwig final performances Friday and
Saturday, June 26 and 27 at 8 p.m. and Sunday,
June 28 at 2 p.m., in Manchester’s Cheney Hall, 177
Hartford Road, Manchester, 860-647-9824
Truck Stop Troubadours a Tribute to Waylon
Jennings and his Outlaw Friends Saturday,
June 27, 8 p.m., Nancy Marine Studio Theatre, Torrington, 860-489-7180 – performers from “Cash
Is King: A Tribute to Johnny Cash” giving fans the
chance to experience a Waylon Jennings live show;
a Western Mass./Connecticut based band
“HAIR” thru July 19 at Playhouse on Park, 244
Park Road, West Hartford, tickets $15-$45 at
860-523-5900, ext. 10 – performances Wednesdays and Thursdays, June 25, July 1, 2, 8, 9, 15
and 16 at 7:30 p.m.; Fridays and Saturdays,
June 26, 27, July 3, 10, 11, 17 and 18 at 8 p.m.;
Sundays, June 28, July 5, 12 and 19 at 2 p.m.
with talk back with cast after show; Tuesday,
June 30, special matinee at 2 p.m., $32.50
Ferrari & Friends Concorso Sunday, June 28,
11 a.m.-3 p.m., Parade of Children at 11 a.m.
from Connecticut Children’s Medical Center
Specialty Care Center, 399 Farmington Ave.,
Farmington, car show site LaSalle Road, West
Hartford, to benefit Connecticut Children’s Medical Center and Make a Wish
Historic Gardens Day Sunday, June 28, noon-4
p.m., statewide celebration of Connecticut’s historic gardens including the Sunken Garden at HillStead Museum, 35 Mountain Road, Farmington
The Kenn Morr Band at Lost Acres Vineyard,
80 Lost Acres Road, North Granby, Saturday,
June 27, 7 p.m., in support of its new CD, tickets $10; music by Legacy Jazz at the Vineyard
Sunday, June 28, 1-4 p.m.
“Field of Dreams” shown on Warner Theatre
big screen Thursday, July 2, 7 p.m., meet and
greet with the Torrington Titans before the film in
the lobby at 6 p.m., tickets $5 (860-489-7180,
www.warnertheatre.org)
“At the Table,” a group exhibition featuring
artworks of food and how life is celebrated
through meals, at the Farmington Valley Arts
Center, 25 Arts Center Lane, Avon, in the Drezner
Visitors Gallery thru Saturday, June 27 – paintings, drawings, sculpture, photography and
printmaking and crafts depicting food
At Gallery on the Green, Canton, thru Sunday,
June 28, hours: Friday-Sunday, 1-5 p.m.: New
Work by Members and Guest; “How My Art
Helped Me Deal with Cancer” in the Upstairs
Gallery; color paintings by Carol Mintell of Avon
in the Spotlight Gallery
Avon Arts Association’s annual Spring Members’ Show at the Simsbury Library Program
Room thru Monday, June 29 during library hours
(860-653-3375)
“Some Assembly Required” featuring the
work of Michael Toti thru Tuesday, June 30 at
the Simsbury 1820 House, 731 Hopmeadow St.,
Simsbury (860-658-7658)
At La Trattoria, 21 Old Albany Turnpike, Route
44, Canton: music by Andre Balazs every Thursday from 6-9 p.m. and music by Swing Jazz
starting at 7 p.m. every Friday
New England Carousel Museum, 95 Riverside
Ave., Bristol, open to the public Wednesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday from noon-5
p.m., admission $6/$5.50/$3.50/$2
At the Library
Avon Public Library,
Burlington Library,
281 Country Club Road, 860-673-9712,
www.avonctlibrary.info:
34 Library Lane, 860-673-3331,
www.Burlingtonctlibrary.info:
• Celluloid Highway film and discussion
series Thursday, June 25, “Little Miss Sunshine,” 6:30 p.m. introduction by Bob Kagan,
7 p.m. film begins followed by post-film discussion
• Foodie Film Friday, June 26, “A League of
Their Own”
• Irish Dancing Summer Kickoff Tuesday,
June 30, 11 a.m.-noon, with SRL Irish Dance
Academy, jigs and reels followed by demo
Tinker Tuesdays June 30, 1:30-4:30 p.m.,
drop in
• Local Author Festival thru August: Young
Adult/Teen authors June 30, 7 p.m., Katie
Carroll, Steven Parlato, Cindy Rodriguez,
Anissa Zucker with each author sharing
thoughts on “The Reader Experience,” the
theme for the summer, books for sale
• World War II: The European Theater
Wednesday, July 1, 2 p.m. – gain insight
and perspective from veterans who were
there – in conjunction with exhibit, “A Tribute to World War II Veterans of Avon’s VFW
Post 3272 on Their 70th Anniversary” in the
gallery thru Aug. 31
• Craft & Hobbies for Adults Wednesday,
July 1, 2-3 p.m., Decorate Your Own
Decoupage Tissue Box Cover, register
• VNA blood pressure screening Thursday,
July 2, 12:15-1:45 p.m.
• Silly Science Thursday, June 25, 12:30
p.m., register
• Rhythm & Rhyme Story Time Fridays, June
26-Aug. 14, 10:30 a.m.
• CimicCon Festival and Summer Reading
Kickoff entering grades 5-12 Saturday, June
27, noon-4 p.m.
• Family Fun Night: Les Julian’s musical
presentation “Dreaming Aloud” Tuesday,
June 30, 6:30 p.m. – vocals and guitar
• Hero Art – Craft Corner Monday-Friday thru
Aug. 14, 10:30 a.m.-noon, ages 2 and up,
drop in
• Picnic Story Hour Wednesdays, thru Aug.
12, noon, all ages, drop in – bring lunch and
a blanket for outdoor story hour
Canton Public Library,
40 Dyer Ave., 860-693-5800:
• Adult Film Series Friday, June 26, 1 p.m.,
“Unbroken”
• Saturday Book Conversations Group June
27, 1 p.m., “Wild: From Lost to Found on the
Pacific Crest Trail” by Cheryl Strayed
• Parking lot temporary home of the Collinsville Farmers Market Sunday, June 28, 10
a.m.-1 p.m.
• Summer Reading Program beginning
Wednesday, July 1 “Every Hero Has a
Story” for ages 0-12 and “Unmask” for
teens, register
• Drop-In Story Time: Super Fly Guy and
His Insect Friends Wednesday, July 1, 10:30
a.m., ages 3 and up with parent/caregiver –
songs, a craft, a snack and a short movie
• Movies on the Big Screen, “The Spongebob • Movie: Sponge Out of Water” Thursday,
July 2, 6:30 p.m., for the family ages 6 and up
• June art of local artist Mary Wooten, dedicated to Maggie, who passed away; Shelter
and Art: The Architectural Photography of
Richard Swibold thru month of July
• Teen volunteers needed for Book Buddies, with training session Monday or Tuesday, June 29 or 30, for application visit
www.cantonpubliclibrary.org or call
Farmington Library,
6 Monteith Drive, 860-673-6791, ext. 1,
www.farmingtonlibraries.org:
• Afternoon at the Bijou Thursdays, 2 p.m.:
June 25, “Dream Wife,” and July 2, “Random
Harvest”
• Scratch Junior Saturdays, June 27, July 11
and 18, 10-10:30 a.m., ages 5-8, register for
each session
• Hour of Crafts Saturdays, June 27, July 11,
18, Aug. 1 and 8, 11 a.m.-noon, ages 6 and
up, drop in
• Turtle Dance Music Tuesday, June 30,
10:30-11:30 a.m., ages birth-5, register
• Wacky Wednesday: Puppets to Go, “The
Last Dinosaur,” Wednesday, July 1, 6:307:30 p.m., with puppeteer Bob Nathanson,
register
• Literary Afternoon: Animal Heroes Thursday, July 2, 2-2:45 p.m., children entering
grades 2-4, register for each week attending
• Spring Art Show in Community Room
thru July 10, contact library in advance on
room’s availability
Barney Library, 71 Main St.,
860-673-6791, ext. 2
• Summer Reading kickoff annual cupcake
decoration competition, Cupcake Wars,
Monday, June 29, 2 p.m., for ages 5 and up,
register in advance – judged on neatness,
creativity and defense of theme
• Novel Ideas Book Group Tuesday, June 30,
1:15-2:30 p.m.
• Sparky’s Puppets: Every Hero Has a
Story Wednesday, July 1, 10:30-11:30 a.m.,
all ages
Granby Library,
(Simsmore Square)
• Friday Flicks “1776” June 26, movie and
picnic lunch of hot dogs and chips served at
12:30 p.m. followed by movie at 12:45 p.m.,
reserve a seat thru senior center
• Family Movie Night Wednesday nights in
July starting July 1, 6:30-8:30 p.m., call
860-658-7663, ext. 2200 for details
• Books wanted for September Used Book
Sale, collection site at library thru Aug, 29
• Avon Arts Association Spring Members
Show thru Monday, June 29 during library
hours
Teen programs
• Lunch & Lit with free books Wednesday,
July 1, noon
• Crafternoon: no-sew sleep masks Wednesday, July 1, 2 p.m.
• Nerdfest/Fandom Social Thursday, July 2,
2 p.m.
Children’s programs
15 North Granby Rd., 860-844-5275:
• Zumba for Kids Saturday, June 27, 10:30 a.m.
• Music at the Gazebo! Sunday, June 28,
2 p.m., with husband and wife Marcie and
Gordon Swift and their harp and fiddle music
• Bike Rodeo Wednesday, July 1, 9:30 a.m.
• Crafternoon for Kids Thursday, July 2, 4 p.m.
Simsbury Library,
725 Hopmeadow St., 860-658-7663:
• SPL at the Farmers Market Thursday,
June 25, 3-6 p.m., 540 Hopmeadow St.
• Lego Mania Saturday, June 27, 10 a.m.2 p.m., ages 5 and up with caregiver, drop in
• Family Movies Wednesday, July 1,
6:30 p.m., “Big Hero 6”
• Ongoing Story Time Sessions, drop in:
Once Upon a Story Time with Mrs. Moody
Mondays and Fridays, 10 and 11 a.m.,
ages 2 and up with caregiver; Bouncing
Babies Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 10 a.m.,
birth-23 months with caregiver; Ring Around
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By Ted Glanzer
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Y
oga practitioners brought in the longest day of the year with yoga on the
Drake Hill Flower Bridge. The Summer
Solstice, the first day of summer, officially took place Sunday, June 21,
but was celebrated in Simsbury
the day before by Journey
Yoga. It was the third year
the studio held the event in
honor of the solstice, said
Journey Yoga owner Maggie
Rueda. During the event
there were yoga classes, with children’s yoga
on the lawn beside the
bridge and adult classes
taking place on it. Refreshments and a raffle were part
FARMINGTON — Residents
will be able to watch a Farmington
Board of Education meeting on television or over the Internet as soon as
October.
After a two-hour debate June
15, the Board of Education approved in a 7-1 vote to broadcast
meetings, subject to the approval
of the board’s policy committee’s
recommendations. As part of the approval, the
school board will revisit the issue
following the deliberation of the
2016-17 budget to review how the
policy is going.
School board members Mark
Blore, Bill Baker and Chris Fagan all
expressed their support for recording meetings and showing them
on cable access as well as over the
Internet.
“I’m 100 percent in support of it;
it’s not going to change our discussions here,” Baker said, noting that
the Town Council broadcasts its
meetings. “This meeting 100 percent
is equally or more important than
Town Council meetings.”
Photos by Sloan Brewster
of the event. Proceeds are given
to volunteers in the non-profit
organization that maintains the
bridge, Rueda said. A group from
the studio decided to help because they love to walk to
the bridge between classes. “It is an unbelievably
tranquil and peaceful
feeling,” Rueda said
of yoga on the bridge.
“People love it because
it’s a different environment and they just
feel like they’re out
supporting their town
and getting a workout ...
at the same time.”
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CRCOG grants municipalities funds for shared equipment purchases
By Sloan Brewster
Senior Staff Writer
REGION — Valley towns together with Bloomfield were honored for their cooperative spirit.
At its annual meeting Tuesday, June 16, the Capitol Region
Council of Governments awarded
the municipalities of Avon, Canton, Simsbury, Farmington, Granby,
East Granby and Bloomfield funds
for joint equipment purchases to
be shared by their public works departments, said Avon Town Manager Brandon Robertson.
“CRCOG being that they’re a
regional organization, they love to
celebrate when towns work together,” said Simsbury Public Works Director Tom Roy.
In total, there were three
equipment purchases, each one
spread between different municipalities, Roy said. The towns were
awarded grants, which were also
jointly filed, toward the purchases.
Local communities work together in many ways such as when
there are fires and emergencies,
Robertson said. The award draws
attention to that spirit.
“It’s recognition and, you
know, I think in particular, all the
towns in the Farmington Valley
work so well together. ... We work
well together and it’s always nice to
get recognition for that.”
Avon, Canton, Simsbury,
Farmington, Granby and Bloomfield joined forces to get three hot
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The equipment will be used to
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Moody’s reaffirms Simsbury’s Aaa bond rating for fifth year
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to maintain the Aaa bond rating,” said
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debt management, reserves, pension and fiscally responsible manner, Heavner said.
other postemployment benefits funding.
The Aaa rating further factors the
The town has been and will always be com- town’s professional management team,
mitted to sound conservative fiscal man- which has maintained historically stable fiagement.”
nancial operations and healthy reserve levMoody’s assigned an Aaa rating to the els which are supported by a formal policy.
town on $41.1 million of outstanding parity Further, the rating incorporates modest
debt and for the issue of $9.1 million Gener- long-term liabilities for debt service, penal Obligation Bonds.
sion, and OPEB.
According to Moody’s reMancini said it all comes
port, approximately $4.9 mildown to fiscal management
“We understand and discipline.
lion of the new bonds will be
that the money
used to refund old bonds, and
“The gentleman from
will save the town $122,000.
Moody’s
worded it that we
we spend comes
The remaining bonds will be
have a very strong underfrom our
used to finance open space
standing of the running of a
residents’
acquisition, road and highmunicipality,” he said.
way improvement, school
The process Moody’s
pockets and
upgrades and various other
uses
to determine the rating
work very hard
town projects.
goes beyond looking at the
to get it right.”
The town first received
town government and staff
an Aaa rating from Moody’s
and their ability to manage
–First Selectman
in June 2010, according to Fithe town’s cash, Mancini said.
Lisa Heavner
nance Director Joe Mancini.
“They
evaluate
the
“I’m pleased but not surwealth of the community,” he
prised,” said First Selectman Lisa Heavner. said. “They do a fiscal overview of not only
“We understand that the money we spend the town, ... but [also] the people.”
comes from our residents’ pockets and
Moody’s looks at such things as local
work very hard to get it right.”
unemployment figures and the number of
Heavner credits the town’s long-term foreclosures in town, he said.
approach to fiscal management for the
That evaluation resulted in the invesrating.
tors service determining that the town is
“I think it reflects the working relation- affluent, with a moderately sized tax base
ship the Board of Selectmen has with the and is in a favorable location outside of the
Board of Finance and the Board of Educa- state capital, Heavner said.
tion,” she said. “We deliver the most responAccording to Moody’s report, “Simssible budgets we can to our residents.”
bury is an affluent residential community
She pointed out that for the second located in Hartford County, approximateyear in a row, the town had decreased taxes. ly 10 miles northwest of Hartford and
The $98.6 million 2015-16 budget for 25 miles southwest of Springfield, MA.
the town and educational district lead to The town has an estimated population of
a slight decrease in the town’s mill rate, 23,535.”
bringing it to 37.12 from 37.14 mill rate.
Heavner, who took over the helm of
Of the $98.6 million. $18.9 million will the town in January, said she has not encover town expenses..
countered any tough challenges in followThe town’s budget continues to deliv- ing with the town’s tradition of fiscal reer quality services to taxpayers in the most sponsibility.
“I’ve been fortunate to
work with a very professionTOWN OF FARMINGTON
al staff who understands the
HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION
challenges and the needs of
Notice is hereby given that the Historic District Commission took the
the community,” she said.
following action on Tuesday, June 16, 2015:
Approved Principal Financial Group application for Temporary Certificate of Appropriateness to install sign at 3 Brickwalk Lane as presented.
Approved Loftus & Charbra Jestin application for Temporary Certificate
of Appropriateness to install fence at 103 Main Street as presented.
Dated at Farmington, CT
June 18, 2015
Farmington Historic District Commission
John Bombara, Secretary
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Cell tower work delayed until osprey hatchlings leave nest
By Sloan Brewster
Senior Staff Writer
BURLINGTON — A family of
ospreys has made a home atop a cell
tower in Burlington.
Two adult birds have had a
nest on the tower at the Burlington Volunteer Fire Station on the
George Washington Turnpike for
about three years, Ginger Doherty,
who works across the street at Crescent Manufacturing, has said at
Board of Selectmen meetings. This
year, for the first time, they have had
hatchlings.
Doherty first brought up the
subject of the birds during a discussion on plans to make modifications
to the tower.
Since then, First Selectman
Ted Shafer has been in contact with
a wildlife biologist from the Department Energy and Environmental
Protection who recommended the
work be done after the hatchlings
are old enough to leave the nest, he
said.
“While they’re young and nesting, they are protected by the Federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act until
the young ospreys can fly,” Shafer
said.
While DEEP recommended
the work be done after mid-July,
Mark Applebee of Northeast Site
Solutions, which is doing the work
on the tower, said the consulting
company has decided to wait even
longer, Shafer said.
“They decided not to even begin work, or continue work, until
October,” Shafer said. “They’re be-
ing very sensitive to the laws and
the ospreys.”
Ospreys are raptors like eagles,
hawks and falcons, DEEP wildlife biologist Brian Hess said.
“They are interesting in that
they are fish eaters,” he said. “They
hunt and are extremely adept at taking fish of all kinds. You’ll normally
find them along bodies of water.”
In Connecticut and Massachusetts, there are hundreds of osprey
nests along bodies of water and they
are coming inland as well, Hess said.
That was not always the case.
“They were endangered at one
point,” he said. “In the early part of
the 20th century they were abundant, there was a lot of ospreys
around.”
Then, in 1945, the insecticide
DDT was approved for agricultural
use and shortly thereafter, people
began to notice that while there
were still some adult ospreys, they
weren’t successfully raising chicks.
Theories suggested the eggshells were thinning as a result of
the insecticide, which may have
been one cause of the problem.
“With thin eggshells, the incubating adult can potentially crush
the egg with [its] body weight,” Hess
said.
The thinning shells may have
also affected the exchange of gases
that is pertinent to the growth of
embryos.
“As a bird egg develops, they exchange gases, oxygen and carbon dioxide between the embryo and the
outside world,” Hess said. “Eggshells
control how quickly and easily the
gas flows.”
Changes in the exchange of
gases can be problematic for the
growing embryo.
“Because there was no young,
eventually, that population crashed,”
Hess said. “There were very few left.”
In the late 1960s and 1970s,
DDT was banned and now the population is once again on the rise.
“They’re just looking for territory, places to nest, and their population is growing and rebounding,
so they’re out there looking for new
places,” Hess said.
Places like cell towers and platforms specifically made for nests
are taking the place of dead trees
where the birds once nested. High
cell towers are particularly appealing to the birds in areas such as
Burlington, where there is very little
land without tree cover.
“Before humans started building platforms, they liked dead trees
and snags,” Hess said. “They like
open space all around them. They
like being at the highest point on
a pole, platform or post. ... What
they’re doing is mimicking that
platform of a dead tree. ... The cell
towers make a real nice substitute
for those dead trees that they used
to find.”
The birds are likely hunting on
the Farmington River and at Nepaug
Reservoir, Hess said. While there are
plenty of fish on hand at the DEEP
fish hatchery, which is just down
the road from the cell tower, they
are not likely to fish there as the area
is dense with trees.
According to the Migratory
An osprey at a cell tower nest in Burlington.
Bird Treaty Act, ospreys are protected from being bothered, killed,
removed or harassed while they’re
actively nesting, Hess said. That
being said, the DEEP tries to come
up with ways to mitigate problems
when a nest is built on personal
property or where it is not desired.
Over Memorial Day weekend, for example, an osprey built a
nest in a crane. For the owner, the
crane was his livelihood. The DEEP
worked with him to take steps to
keep the osprey from returning, but
warned him not to actually move
the nest as it was unclear if there
were any eggs in it.
The DEEP also works closely
with utility companies to provide
alternatives when the birds make
nests on telephone poles or transformers, Hess said. In one instance
this year, the DEEP worked with a
utility company when a nest was
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The solution in that case was
to build a platform for the nest directly across the street and to move
the nest.
In another case, a pair of ospreys built a nest atop a bridge, and
sticks and debris being used were
falling on cars and the roadway. The
DEEP worked with the state Department of Transportation, which
built an arm extension over the water and put the nest there.
“What we try to do is sort of be
creative, think of alternatives,” Hess
said. “The best case is to try to think
about ways to coexist.”
The DEEP is working with
the Connecticut Audubon Society,
which, through a program called
Osprey Nation, is mapping out all
the osprey nests in the state, Hess
said. There are approximately 425
currently known.
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Farmington schools renew Chartwells contract
By Ted Glanzer
Staff Writer
FARMINGTON — Despite a student-led boycott at
the high school that gained
national attention, the Farmington Board of Education
voted June 15 to renew the
agreement with food service
contractor Chartwells.
The school district entered into an initial contract
with Chartwells in June 2012.
The agreement provides for
four additional renewals
upon the consent of both
parties. The renewal that
took place June 15, which
was approved in a 6-2 vote
with Mark Blore and Bill Baker dissenting, was the third
such renewal.
School officials acknowledged the rocky start
the food service company
had in the district, which included allegations of, among
other things, moldy and undercooked food at the high
school as well as Draconian
policies if students did not
have enough money that re-
sulted in a boycott in November 2014.
“There have been some
challenges this year, but we
haven’t shied away from
them,” school board Chair
Mary Grace Reed said.
“It was a rough start,
but whenever things like that
happen, it’s an opportunity to
say how can we make this a
stellar food service program,”
Superintendent of Schools
Kathy Greider said. “The work
done has been incredible.”
Farmington High student Sarah White said in
a statement last year that
Chartwells started off offering excellent healthy food. “It was clear they put
considerable effort into their
product,” White said. “Now,
that effort has seemed lackluster at best, and Chartwells
has not asked for our input
this year.”
After meeting with students, Chartwells responded
by permitting the purchase
of two meals on credit, installing a food warmer and
offering fresher choices.
School board member
Bill Beckert said “the kids
were not happy,” but the
school district and the company responded well to the
issues.
“Our participation [in
the lunch program] has gone
back up,” Beckert said. “The
community needs to understand that. That’s important.”
Greider said the schools’
food service program was
losing “tens of thousands of
dollars” prior to the switch to
Chartwells.
“We weren’t self-sustaining at that point,” Greider
said. “We had to do something.”
Despite the boycott and
negative publicity, Greider
said the school district could
break even in the area of food
services this year. The school
district also has an agreement
with Chartwells in which the
company will absorb some of
the costs in the event of a deficit, Greider said. Blore first asked what
the sales figures were currently and what they were
before Chartwells was hired.
Business administrator
Mike Ryan said it was difficult to compare the two because of the federal and state
guidelines that are now in
place for school cafeterias. “We were on cheeseburgers and french fries before Chartwells,” Ryan said.
“The menu is different. That
had a big impact on food
sales with what had to do
with Michelle Obama’s program.”
Blore also questioned
how long it would take to get
a new food supplier in place.
Greider said it was not feasible to hire one if the Chartwells agreement was not
renewed.
“It would be very disruptive,” Greider said.
During the meeting, it
was announced that Jill Donnelly, Chartwells’ director of
dining services for the Farmington school district, was
resigning her post due to an
impending move. Executive
chef Jose Fontanez is taking
Donnelly’s place.
Addley offers end-of-year updates on district progress
By Ted Glanzer
Staff Writer
GRANBY — Granby Superintendent of Schools Dr.
Alan Addley provided the
Board of Education an overview June 17 of the major
accomplishments and progress for the 2014-15 school
year.
He called the school
year a “challenging, exciting
and successful” one.
Addley noted the hiring
of a new middle school principal, the successful passage
of a budget referendum, improvements to school safety
and the “continued recog-
nition of Granby Memorial
High School as as an Excelling School of Distinction” as
noteworthy for the school
year, in addition to the three
state titles earned by high
school athletics team in girls
volleyball, girls lacrosse and
boys ice hockey.
Addley set forth five
goals and noted the progress
on each: increase student
achievement, model professional/personal leadership,
board and community relations, provide educational leadership and business
matters.
For student achievement, Addley said, among
other things, that “the development of new measurements and assessments for
the district achievement
goal is in progress. Work to
date has included administrative workshops with consultant Jonathan Costa and
has resulted in draft benchmarks.”
Under model professional and personal leadership, the district utilized
opportunities to build the
capacity of teams and teacher leaders through a variety
of means, including a seventh cohort of teachers participating in the Teachers’
Leadership Academy I & II.
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educational
leadership, Addley wrote
that his office “facilitated
the district’s successful transition to the Common Core
State Standards and Smarter
Balanced Assessments.
As for business matters,
Addley said the district was
continuing “to explore regionalization opportunities
with surrounding school
systems and active participation as a member of the
town’s Intra-Board Advisory
Committee, and the district
is presently investigating increasing collaboration and
programing with Asnuntuck
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SIMSBURY — Though
Simsbury officials are being
mum on possible movement
for The Hartford property,
they have hinted that something is going on there.
At the June 8 Board
of Selectmen meeting, the
board gave a brief and cryptic update on the property,
alluding to something but
giving no details.
“I know that there’s a
lot that we can’t say, but
just keeping it as a point of
discussion,” Selectman Nancy Haase said during the
discussion.
Director of Administrative Services Tom Cooke said
he had spoken with representatives from The Hartford
the week before the meeting.
“There has been significant action and interest with
the property,” he said.
While company officials told Cooke they were
optimistic about the socalled action, they also said
they were not ready to make
an announcement about it,
he added.
The company will continue to use the building
through the end of the year
for employees who have
been displaced by renovations to its offices in Hartford, Cooke said.
In January 2013, the
insurance giant sold its retirement business to MassMutual, and 700 employees
were moved out of the Simsbury facility to MassMutual
offices in Enfield.
The year before that,
the life insurance portion of
the business was sold to The
Prudential, and 200 employees were transferred to that
company.
Then in March 2013,
company officials informed
the town that employees
working out of the Hopmeadow Street location
would be moved to the Hartford or Windsor facilities
and that now the the focus of
business is on property and
casualty insurance, meaning
insurance homes and autos
and group benefits, Hartford
spokesman Thomas Hambrick said then. It also manages mutual funds.
In the fall of 2014, Hambrick said employees were
being temporarily moved
back to the Simsbury facility
while the Windsor and Hartford branches were being
renovated.
In April 2014, selectmen
agreed to spend $30,000 on a
land use study to determine
the best use for the 172-acre
property and 64,000-squarefoot building, which the
insurance company is closing and looking to sell. The
study, which resembled the
2009 charrette that resulted
in the center code, cost a total of $175,000.
Then last July, Simsbury’s Zoning Commission
adopted a new form-based
code for The Hartford
property.
The code is similar to
the one adopted for the center of town in 2011 and will
dictate zoning for the site.
It does not deal with
design, but does dictate how
far buildings can be from
the road, their height and
the density of buildings on
the property, Commission
Chairman Robert Pomeroy
said then.
The 63-page code is
available on the town’s
website, www.simsbury-ct.
gov.
A form-based code is
different than traditional
Euclidean Codes regularly
used to zone municipalities.
Euclidean Codes outline a
piece of property and its use
while form-based codes goes
a step further, Pomeroy said.
“The Hartford has repeatedly said that the joint
work with the town on the
charrette has been very helpful and is contributing to the
successful refurbishing of
that space,” Cooke said.
TOWN OF FARMINGTON
INLAND WETLANDS COMMISSION
Notice is hereby given that the Inland Wetlands Commission took the
following action on Wednesday, June 17, 2015:
Approved Martin & Karen Wand request for modification of prior
approval for revised storm water system as presented, in plan with
revision date of June 9, 2015, for property located at 85 Prattling Pond
Road.
Approved 7-Eleven application for regulated activity within upland
review area to remove underground storage tanks at 70 South Main
Street, Unionville with conditions.
Dated at Farmington, CT
June 18, 2015
INLAND WETLANDS COMMISSION
John Hinze, Chairman
GRANTS
from page 17
lines and prevent brush and
trees from growing into the
roadway right of way, according to the grant application.
The towns of Avon,
Bloomfield, Farmington and
Simsbury got a paving box
to help maintain roads, sideBROADCAST
from page 17
Fagan said that broadcasting meetings would result in greater transparency
and bring increased accountability “and credibility to the
process.”
Other school board
members, including Bernie
Erickson and Ellen Siuta,
expressed their reservations,
however, over the potential
for grandstanding, the possibility of increased caucusing that would lead to fewer
open discussions and child
confidentiality.
“People say the Town
Council is being videotaped,”
Erickson said. “I was on
the council for three terms.
That’s a different ball game.
Grandstanding is the name
of the game there. Seldom
do they have kids or talk
about the budget. It’s very
important that people come
[to school board] meetings.
If they want an answer, they
can come and ask it here.”
School board Vice Chair
Paula O’Brien said the public
doesn’t always see the Town
Council’s discussions.
“We don’t see business
being conducted,” O’Brien
walks and trails.
The paving box will be
used to put down quality asphalt patches, Roy said.
In January, state Rep.
John Hampton announced
the grant awards, which
came from the State Bond
Commission. The commission awarded the towns a
total of $101,000 in three
separate grants.
“Sharing
resources
makes both fiscal and common sense,” Hampton said
then. “Moving to a more regional mindset helps municipalities and taxpayers save
money.”
Simsbury, Avon, Bloomfield, Canton, Farmington
and Granby shared $52,500
for the hot boxes, according
to the announcement.
Simsbury and Bloomfield shared $20,000 for the
track paver or paving box.
And Simsbury and East
Granby shared $28,500 for
the roadside mower.
The shared equipment not only continues
a long-held tradition of
cooperation between the
communities, but channels that spirit down to
the
department
level,
Roy said.
Joining forces also
helped the municipalities
get equipment for which
they may not otherwise
have budgeted as the pieces, while helpful in keeping
roads in good condition, are
not used as often as other
equipment.
“It’s a pretty good example of working together. This
is equipment that we certainly do need, but it’s not
equipment that we use every, day five days a week,” he
said. “We work better when
we work together.”
said. “We don’t hear why
[they do things] and [their]
reasoning. Here there is a lot
of back and forth. I do have
concerns it might go away.
We do everything publicly
anyway.”
O’Brien also said that
she was concerned about
what the policy would be
concerning children, who often appear before the board.
O’Brien suggested recording
meetings as a pilot program.
School board member
Bill Beckert said he was concerned about grandstanding
as well, but that in this current day and age, it was best
to respond to what residents
expect to see from their governing boards.
“I’m mindful that this is
an open public meeting. ... I
want to make sure we do it
right,” Beckert said. “It’s 2015.
There’s something to be said
for that.”
School board Chair
Mary Grace Reed said she
has significant reservations,
including that parents share
things during public com-
ment that they might not
otherwise share if they have
to do so on camera. In addition, Reed said that, while
it wasn’t always pretty, she
couldn’t recall caucusing to
Fagan was the lone dissenting vote. But he later clarified in a telephone conversation that he did not believe it
was necessary to include in
the motion a provision that
Greider estimated that,
based on that rate, it would
cost the district $4,500 to record an entire year’s worth of
meetings.
It wouldn’t cost anything for the the school board
to use its own equipment
and record its meetings and
then send them to Nutmeg
TV, Sutter said.
As for student confidentiality, Sutter said it was
possible to edit out students
who did not have permission
to be recorded.
That could be done either during the meeting or
post-production, Sutter said.
“Nutmeg TV is here for
you,” Sutter said. “We’re not
trying to sell you anything
or encourage you to use the
channel. … We’re a community service organization.
Our job is to be here for our
clients. We would take direction from you.”
At the start of the
school board’s meeting, six
members of the public all
expressed their support for
televised meetings.
“It’s important for the ...
students and not just adults
to see what you do,” Olivia
Germano said. “[It will result
in] more transparency [and]
also clarify any issues and
questions. It will also help
people who are not able to be
here for whatever reason.”
“I’m mindful that this is an open public
meeting. ... I want to make sure we do it
right. It’s 2015. There’s something to be
said for that.”
–Bill Beckert
discuss issues such as the
budget. Everything was handled in discussions at the table, Reed said.
“For me, it’s been a real
sticking point,” she said.
Despite their reservations, the school board
reached a consensus on the
matter and voted to approve
pending recommendations
from the policy committee.
Despite the 7-1 vote, the
measure enjoyed unanimous
support from the school
board.
required the school board to
revisit the issue after budget
deliberations.
Prior to the debate,
Joanie Sutter, executive director of Nutmeg TV, answered the school board’s
questions surrounding the
issue. Nutmeg TV broadcasts
the Farmington Town Council’s meetings, among others.
Sutter said it would cost
the school board $35 an hour
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It’s summertime, a time of fun, frolicking and
trips. Cookouts are a seasonal tradition and, especially on the weekend, the aromas of food cooking
on open grills can be smelled through open windows.
Steaks, hamburgers, hot dogs, chicken, fish,
corn on the cob, vegetables – all mouthwatering
summer foods, but not everyone can enjoy them.
Those who are less fortunate can’t always afford to put food on the table, which is why every
town has a food pantry and area organizations
like Gifts of Love. Residents can donate nonperishable items to take care of their neighbors who
are going through a rough spot.
Shelves are stocked by a civic club, faithbased organization, business, school, or a philanthropic resident. Every item donated is important because it helps someone in need who may
not know where their next meal is coming from,
something many people in the Valley have never
experienced.
Food pantries receive an influx during the
holiday season, as everybody is in a spirit of giving and wants to help those in need. Food drives
are held in conjunction with Thanksgiving and
Christmas, with overflowing bags and boxes delivered to the pantries.
Once the warm weather hits, donations
steeply drop off. People are thinking more about
summer vacation rather than charitable giving.
The shelves start to become bare.
Families whose children eat breakfast and
lunch at school during the school year no longer
have that option, which further compounds the
problem of dwindling supplies at food pantries
in the summer. Some school districts still provide
free summer meals for its students, but none of
the Valley towns offer that option.
The next time you’re grocery shopping, think
about the food pantry in your town. Find items
that are on sale, use coupons, or take advantage
of a buy one, get one free sale. Even if you can only
donate a couple of bags, if everyone did this, the
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pantries’ shelves would no longer be empty. Anything nonperishable is welcome: cereal,
rice, pasta, canned fruits and vegetables, soup,
noodles, canned fish and meat, peanut butter, granola bars, crackers and more. A quick call to the
local food pantry will help identify which items
are most needed.
Some food pantries also accept donations of
household items such as paper towels, bathroom
tissue, cleaning products and toiletries.
The past eight to 10 years have been tough for
many because of the economy, illnesses and other major life changes. Talk to the staff at the food
pantry and they will tell you that people who used
to be donors are now clients. Don’t take the food
on your table for granted; life changes quickly and
unexpectedly, and it may be your family who relies
on the food pantry for meals.
Don’t forget that monetary donations are
accepted just as welcomingly as nonperishable
foods.
Avon’s food bank is open Tuesdays from 9:3011:30 a.m. and is located in the back of Saint Ann’s
Church, 270 West Avon Road. Donations to Gifts
of Love’s food pantry can be dropped off at 34 East
Main St. in Avon during regular business hours,
Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Burlington’s
food bank is at 200 Spielman Highway.
Canton’s food bank is located at the Trinity
Episcopal Church on River Road in Collinsville
and is open on Tuesdays from 8:30-11:30 a.m.
In Farmington, the food pantry is located in the
First Church of Christ, 75 Main St. Donations can
be dropped off at the Pantry from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Monday through Friday in Amistad Hall, but there
is also a cart labeled “Food Pantry Donations” under the coat rack just inside the doors leading in
from School Street. Granby’s Food Bank Program
is at 248 Salmon Brook St., and donations can be
dropped off Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.
and 1 and 4 p.m. Simsbury’s food closet is in Eno
Memorial Hall, 754 Hopmeadow St.
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Farmington loses in new state budget
Support for the
Lions Club
To the editor:
To the editor:
Regarding the June 4 article
headlined “Amendment aimed at
Tackling Happy Hill Concern,” the
Lions Club does not deserve negative publicity. Their Palm Sunday
blueberry pancakes are to die for,
their popcorn socials are delicious,
their collection of used glasses is
praiseworthy, and their untiring
efforts to collect and box recyclables are hours of dedication by
Lions Club members. The money
dispersement from recyclables is
thousands for worthy community
causes.
I have no remedy for the complaints, but I wish we could team
together to avoid them. If membership increased, there would be
more watch-guards and manpower
to continue their good works.
The Valley Press can help recruit members by publishing Lions Club in action. Every Monday,
I see two smiling faces passing my
house, tooting their white wagon
horn on their journey to collect recyclables from neighboring towns.
I would miss their spirit if the town
refuses support.
Thank you Lions Club for all
you do for us.
Sincerely,
Dorothy M. Gondek
Farmington residents have
been largely shielded from the
effects of Connecticut’s economic decline, thanks in part to
our Town Council’s sound fiscal
management.
Recent events, however,
mark an unfortunate turning
point, as our state legislators
voted to follow the largest tax
increase in state history with the
second-largest tax increase in
state history.
We are dismayed that our
state representative, Mike Demicco, voted “yes” for a budget that
will negatively impact Farmington’s ability to pass town budgets
that maintain our quality of life,
sustain our infrastructure and invest in education.
With state grants, most communities were held harmless. In
Farmington, not only were we not
held harmless, our percentage of
reduction was one of the highest
in the state.
Under the approved budget,
Farmington will take one of the
largest percentage decreases in
the state in combined state statutory formula grants.
There will be significant decreases in Farmington’s PILOT
funding and a decrease in Farmington’s public school transportation and adult education funds.
Taxes will be raised to finance a $23 million increase in
Education Cost Sharing funding
for public schools, even though
none of the new money will come
to Farmington. A property tax
credit drop will affect nearly all of
our tax returns next year.
There will be higher income
taxes for some, and previously
approved business and sales tax
cuts that affect us all will be canceled.
Corporate taxes will increase
by $700 million, a move that
prompted companies such as GE,
Aetna and others to publicly contemplate leaving the state, taking
the jobs of Farmington residents
with them.
Despite the pleas of many
Farmington officials, Mike Demicco voted “yes” to all these
things, with the governor and
against his own town.
His election campaign continuously lauded his record of
knocking on every door in town.
Farmington residents deserve
more than shoe leather.
This second round of tax
hikes and another deficit projection are just too big to ignore.
Now it’s hitting home – our quality of life, infrastructure and education are at stake – and that’s
a trajectory we can no longer
accept from those who are supposed to represent us.
Mike Clark
Former Town Council
Chairman 2005-2011 and current
Chairman of the Farmington
Republican Town Committee
Jeff Hogan
Former Town Council
Chairman
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10. Amorphous mass
14. Eastern spindle tree
15. A cheap rundown hotel
17. Oath of office day
19. The bill in a restaurant
20. Religious transgression
21. More lucid
22. Vietnamese offensive
23. Chief magistrate of Venice
24. Turfs
26. Copyread
29. Game using 32 cards
31. Largest society for technology advancement
32. Mrs. Nixon
34. Drunken bum (slang)
35. Times assigned to serve
37. Labor organizer Eugene
38. Come into the possession
of
39. Carbamide
40. Affirmative! (slang)
41. Feudal bondman
43. Without (French)
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47. A moving crowd
49. Extinct flightless bird of
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8. Decay
9. Programmes
10. Hat tied under the chin
11. Methaqualone pill (slang)
12. Ocean Search and Rescue
13. Turkish title of respect
16. Submarine sandwich
18. An objects functions
22. Touchdown
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25. Word element meaning ear
27. Fencing swords
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36. Soft-finned fishes
37. Internet infrastructure
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PRESSBUSINESS
Avon Acupuncture opens in Valley,
a ‘neat health care community,’ owner says
By Alison Jalbert
Assistant Editor
AVON — Jen Tartakoff is bringing the
benefits of alternative health care to the
Farmington Valley with the opening of Avon
Acupuncture.
Her practice, located at 12 Waterside
Court in Avon, offers acupuncture, Reiki, dietary counseling, qi gong and yoga.
Tartakoff studied at the Finger Lakes
School of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine of New York Chiropractic College. This
program enabled her to learn both biomedicine and traditional Chinese medicine. She
holds diplomate status through the National
Certification Commission for Acupuncture
and Oriental Medicine, and is licensed in the
state of Connecticut. Her initial exposure to alternative health
care was through Reiki, which was introduced to her by a family member.
“I had the opportunity to meet several
types of alternative health care practitioners,”
she said. “It felt like the best model for me.”
The ability to address symptoms and
also make long-term, lasting changes for
people is what appeals to Tartakoff about
alternative practices. A lot of what she does
is through the lens of traditional Chinese
medicine, she explained, such as the concept of using food as medicine or for health
maintenance.
The primary reason why people come to
her practice is for pain relief, something that
can be helped by acupuncture.
She also integrates Chinese medical
massage and Reiki into her treatments, as
using multiple options in conjunction with
one another can be beneficial for the patient. Sometimes, she will give patients two
or three qi gong or yoga exercises to help in
their recovery.
Tartakoff said acupuncture is also helpful in stress management, as well as helping
internal issues such as digestive problems,
Courtesy photo
Jen Tartakoff studied at the Finger Lakes
School of Acupuncture and Oriental
Medicine of New York Chiropractic College.
She recently opened Avon Acupuncture.
asthma, headaches and the flu. It can often
help boost health maintenance.
She finds that most of her patients seek
out her services on their own.
“More medical fields and professionals
are opening up and embracing acupuncture,
but often, it’s folks who have had a tough time
and haven’t found what they’re looking for, or
need support while they’re undergoing other
treatmentm,” she said. “Several local hospitals do have integrative medical centers, so
it’s nice to see more collaboration between
the two perspectives.”
Tartakoff relocated to the area from upstate New York and said she loves the feel of
the community.
“There is a neat alternative health care
community in the area as well,” she said.
Avon Acupuncture has been open for a
couple of months, and Tartakoff said things
have been “wonderful” so far. She splits her
time between Avon and New Haven, spending Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays in the
Valley.
Visit www.avonacupuncture.com, call
Tartakoff at 860-269-4577, or email [email protected] for more information.
Dollars and Sense: Summer travel tips
By Martin Geitz
Simsbury Bank CEO
Summer has arrived and
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While you are speaking with
your bank about your vacation plans, take a moment to
confirm they have accurate
and up-to-date contact information for you, especially
a phone number where you
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you for any reason, you want
to be certain that they have
the right information to do so
quickly.
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Enroll in electronic
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If you will be traveling far
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By letting your bank
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your vacation.
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Most banks offer a full range
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These features can be very
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PRESSSports
Gray
Matters
By Scott Gray
Photos by David Heuschkel
Simsbury Post 84 pitchers Matt Gill, left, and Pete Myers, right, will be showcased this summer in American Legion baseball games.
Solid pitching leads to strong start for Post 84
By David Heuschkel
Sports Editor
Pete Myers knows he is being watched by college baseball
teams. So, he was neither surprised nor fazed by two individuals who were sitting directly
behind home plate and aiming
a radar gun at the Simsbury
Post 84 pitcher.
It was also difficult to miss
Matt Gill because of his large and
imposing frame. The 6-foot-5,
230-pound pitcher is also on the
radar of college baseball teams,
Vanderbilt University among
them, and figures to get a lot of
looks later this summer when he
pitches for the Northeast team
in the Area Code Games in Long
Beach, Calif.
For the rest of June and
most of July, Gill will be pitching for Tom Vincent’s American
Legion team in Simsbury. He
just completed his junior year
at Avon Old Farms. Myers, from
Canton, still has two more years
at The Master’s School in West
Simsbury.
Vincent used his two best
pitchers in a 7-1 win over Bristol in a Zone 1 game June 19 at
Memorial Field. Myers started
and pitched five-plus innings
of shutout ball, allowing three
hits with four strikeouts and
two walks. Gill, making his season debut, got the final six outs
by using mostly a fastball that
touched 90 mph. He was on a
pitch count of 30.
“I was just trying to hit my
spots. I wasn’t trying to throw
that hard,” said Gill, who experienced biceps soreness earlier
this spring.
According to the guns, Myers’ fastball was clocked in the
low-to-mid 80s. In two starts, he
hasn’t allowed an earned run in
10 innings.
“My curveball wasn’t my
best pitch, but my two-seam
[ fastball] was really moving and
it was very effective,” he said af-
ter beating Bristol. “I was able
to throw it to both sides of the
plate tonight.”
Aside from a two-out double in the first by Bristol’s Jacob Hill, Myers didn’t allow any
hard-hit balls and his fielders
made all the plays. One was a set
play that helped Myers escape a
jam in the third after he walked
the Nos. 8 and 9 batters to start
the inning.
Sensing leadoff batter Troy
Micale would attempt a sacrifice bunt, Vincent called for a pitchout. Simsbury catcher Ryan
Gothers fired the ball to first and
See SOLID PITCHING on page 27
Rockin’ year for Granby sports
By David Heuschkel
Sports Editor
Classic rock doesn’t resonate with today’s youth, mainly
because it’s old music. A kid in
2015 likely shares a similar opinion about the Steve Miller Band
as a teenager in 1977 felt about
the Glenn Miller Orchestra.
There are exceptions,
though. Queen’s “We Are the
Champions” never gets old to
the 21-and-under athletes in the
21st century who have paid their
dues, time after time, and experienced the ultimate triumph.
Through the fall, winter and
spring, it was a constant theme
for Granby Memorial. The high
school celebrated three state
championships over the past
school year – one in each season
– to pull off a rare feat.
First, the girls volleyball team went 26-0
to capture the first state
title for the program last
November. Secondly, Jake
King and
Shane
Kertanis
were among seven
players from Granby
who played on the
Wildcats co-op hockey
team (with Suffield and
Windsor Locks) that
won the Division
II championship in March.
The
Granby
girls lacrosse team then made
it three state championships in
the 2014-15 school year, defeating Old Saybrook in an overtime
thriller for the Class L title June
13 in Stratford.
Olivia Johnson and Krista
Iwanicki, two of the five seniors
on the Bears, ended their high
school athletic career the same
way they began it as freshmen
on the field hockey team in the
Photo by
fall of 2011: No. 1.
David
Heuschkel
“The six of us started together,” said Terri
Granby’s Hala Van Ziemnicki, in her
Nostrand gives fourth season as
senior Anna Kleis a Granby head coach.
Johnson scored
victory piggyback
ride after the Bears eight goals and
won the Class S
state title in girls
See ROCKIN’ YEAR
on page 28
lacrosse.
As the 64th Travelers Championship tees
off at the TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, I’m
going to beat everyone to the punch. I already
know who’s going to win.
Someone from a field of 156 golfers will
leave Cromwell with $1.152 million from a
purse of $6.4 million. Some of the biggest
names in golf will take a run at it. At last count,
four of the top 10 in the Fed Ex Cup standings
were ready to tee off at the TPC in a field that
includes defending champ Kevin Streelman,
Bubba Watson, Ernie Els, Padraig Harrington,
Sergio Garcia, Keegan Bradley, Jason Day, Zach
Johnson, Hunter Mahan, Louis Oosthuizen and
Brandt Snedeker.
My winner doesn’t come from that list, nor
from the list of 156 who will be on the course
this weekend. My big winner will come from a
list of thousands of people statewide. My big
winner will come from a list of names that includes Jocelyn Gentile, Ben Goldman, Mackenzie Page, Chase Skrubis, Brittany Vose. It will
come from a long list of people who represent
the real winners that live inside us all.
Ben Goldman was diagnosed with brain
cancer when he was 8 years old. Ten years
later, he now volunteers at the Connecticut
Children’s Medical Center, where he was treated, and at the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp,
where he was one of thousands of campers
who, over the years, has been treated to the
summer camp experience while being treated
for life-threatening diseases. Ben’s a student at
UConn, pursuing a career in broadcasting. He
already has a résumé, as producer of “Ben Goldman’s Charity Corner” on Fox 61 reporting on
charity events and organizations state-wide.
Mackenzie Page was in the eighth grade
when she responded to a friend’s brain cancer
diagnosis by creating the Great Pumpkin Challenge, inspiring her community in Newington
to involve itself in the battle against the disease.
Mackenzie has raised more than $10,000 for the
Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, where her friend,
Zoe, is a camper.
Chase Skrubis, a First Tee of Connecticut
participant from Granby, started the “Klubs for
Kids” program that works with local individuals
and golf shops, donating and refurbishing sets
of golf clubs to give youngsters a chance to play
the game and learn the values that come with
golf. Now Chase uses his program to generate
scholarships for deserving youngsters.
Brittany Vose lost her father to pancreatic
cancer 15 years ago, shortly after her f5th birthday. In her father’s memory, Brittany devised a
plan to raise money for research to battle pancreatic cancer. As an eighth grader she raised
$20,000 for that research. Every year, Brittany
leads the Lustgarten Foundation 18 Hole Stroll,
in which, for a $50 donation, you can join her for
a walk around the TPC River Highlands course
at 7:30 on the morning of the final round of the
Travelers Championship, breakfast and a ticket
for the round included.
When Jocelyn Gentile was 7 years old, she
was diagnosed with a golf ball size tumor in the
See GRAY MATTERS on page 27
June 25, 2015
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Quick loss, slow start for Unionville
By Brendan Driscoll
Correspondent
The teams combined
for seven hits and 11 base
runners. The starters on
Before this season be- each team collectively threw
gan, Major League Baseball 166 pitches.
attempted to deUnionville pitcher Baicrease the length
ley Meccariello threw 81
of its games in
pitches, 56 strikes, and
order to attract
pitched well enough
fans back
to win. He allowed
to what
three hits, surrenwas once
dering his first one
“America’s
in the sixth inning.
Pastime.”
He struck out
MLB
six, walked one
Commisand had hit one
sioner Rob
batsmen.
Manfred
“Bailey is
would have
an unbelievable
been
envicompetitor. He
ous to see how
has always
Unionville and
been
a
Terryville manfighter,”
Unionville pitcher Unionaged to play a sevBailey Meccariello ville
en-inning game
in just over one
coach Gerard Roy said. “He
hour.
is just the consummate
With rain in
competitor. I know with
the forecast, the
him on the mound, no matlightning-quick
ter how young my team is,
game
started
I have a chance. He gave
a few minutes
us a chance tonight and
Photo by
before the sched- Brendan Driscoll
that’s all I could ask from
uled time of 7 p.m. By 8:02, it anyone.”
was over.
In the final three inTerryville scored the nings, the Black Bears had a
only run in the top of the runner on with less than two
seventh inning, handing outs. All three runners were
Unionville its fifth straight picked off base by Terryville
loss to start the American left-handed pitcher FrankLegion season 1-0 June 20 at Romanelli.
Tunxis Mead.
“We have a young team.
We are going to scratch to
compete,” Roy said. “We
have to do the little things
right. We can’t afford to get
picked off like that. That was
the difference in the game.”
Unionville out-hit Terryville, 4-3. Romanelli struck
out five and walked one,
mixing in his breaking ball
to keep batters from squaring up many balls.
“We just couldn’t get
any timely hits or string any
hits together,” Roy said. “[Romanelli] kept us off balance
because his primary pitch
wasn’t his fastball. I told the
guys to go up looking for
curveballs, but that comes
with experience.”
For the second straight
summer, Unionville has gotten off to a slow start. Last
year the Black Bears started
the year with a 1-8 record
before rebounding in the
second half of the season to
finish 10-12.
“We are 0-5, which
isn’t a great spot to be in,
but this team is not a 0-5
team,” Roy said. “We are
going to get better. I know
it for a fact. We have a lot of
grit. They just have to stay
positive and stay at it. With
the attitude and the quality
of these kids they are going
to be a better team in the
second half of this Legion
season.”
Photo by Brendan Driscoll
Unionville catcher Joe Nadel corrals the baseball as Terryville’s Matt Tehan scores the only
run of the game on Jeff DuPaul’s RBI single in the sixth.
AAU title for Spartans
The Simsbury Spartans went
undefeated in their final basketball
tournament of the AAU season
June 13-14 in Springfield, Mass.
The Spartans beat CT Heat 32-13
in the championship game of the
6th/7th grade division, capturing
their fourth AAU tournament title
this spring. Front row from left
to right: Maggie Sullivan, Maddy
White, Ellie McElroy, Nora Griffiths,
Mary McElroy. Back row: Coach
Sam Zullo, Kate Sullivan, Madi
Knapp, Riley Peterson, Sophie
Greggains, Sadie Gould. Not
pictured: Rachel Sullivan.
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By David Heuschkel
Sports Editor
The opening week of the
American Legion baseball
season is closer to being a
snapshot than a big picture.
Thus far, Avon first-year coach
John Ponziani was happy with
what he saw inside the frame.
There was good pitching by the
starters and relievers and the
batters produced some timely
hits.
In the opener, Avon scored
three runs in the first inning
and coasted to a 9-3 win over
Winsted. This was followed
with three straight one-run
wins, including a Sunday doubleheader sweep of Torrington.
There were walk-off wins over
Unionville and Torrington.
What pleased Ponziani
most about starting the season 4-0 was that all 18 players contributed. Several were
dual-roster players, meaning they will play for the Junior Legion (17-and-under)
squad and also see some action with the Senior team
(19-U).
But the four wins to start
the season were against three
teams that went 0-13 collectively in that span.
Ponziani expected Bristol
SOLID PITCHING
to be a very good test when the
teams played June 17 at Avon
Old Farms. In a 5-0 loss, Avon
managed just two hits off Bristol pitcher Jerry LaPenta.
“This is one of the top
teams in the zone,” Ponziani
said before the game. “Bristol
has been down the past couple
of years and they’re back up.”
Bristol has won 13 American Legion state championships, the last in 2006,
but has finished fourth in the
Zone 1 standings the last two
years. With the win over Avon,
Bristol improved to 4-1 with
three shutouts.
Under former coach Brian
Doyle, Avon established itself
as a perennial contender. The
team was zone champion in
2013 and was runner-up three
other times in the last five
years. In 2012, Avon finished
third in the zone and made it
to the state tournament semifinals.
Ponziani said he was a “little unsure” about his team until it played a handful of games.
A 4-0 start gave him a better
sense of the squad.
“It kind of looked a lot better than maybe I imagined,”
said Ponziani, who played for
Doyle and was his assistant
the last few years. “That’s ex-
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Jaeden Rasmus, who was too far off the
bag, got caught in a rundown. First baseman Jordan Whaley, seeing the runner
at second break for third, threw the ball
across the diamond, and third baseman
Jake Nedorostek tagged Jalen Benoit for
the first out.
“That was huge. That was a great call
by coach and a great execution by the
team,” said Myers, who proceeded to strike
out Micale and Nic Sassu to end the threat.
order had a productive night. King was on
base three times, going 2-for-3 with a walk,
and scored three runs. Patrina went 3-for-3
with a walk and scored twice. Cassano had
a single and drove in a run with his sac fly.
Gothers drove in three runs with an RBI
single and a pair of sac flies. Mike Amato,
pinch hitting for Cassano in the sixth, had
a two-run double to deep center. In all, the
five batters were a combined 8-for-11 and
drove in all seven runs.
Through the first five games, Simsbury
(4-1) had outscored opponents 40-6. Its
only loss was to Wolcott 1-0 last week. Wolcott had two hits and scored the only run of
the game on an error by Simsbury.
actly how Brian did everything.
They always called him the
Sandbagger because he would
always say, ‘Ah, we’re not going
to be any good. We’re not going
to be any good.’ Then they’d
come out and finish in the top
two in the zone. Maybe I get
that from him.”
Doyle, who resurrected
the Avon Legion program in
2008, stepped down to follow
his son Cody who plays for
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hitting .400,” Ponziani said before the game against Bristol.
“A couple other guys at the
top of the order are in the high
.300s. I’m very pleased with
that. I like what our offense is
doing. It’s a matter of executing
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vision and giving me bad headaches,” she
recalled recently. “I had to have surgery, followed by chemotherapy and radiation. It was
a lot for a 7 year old to deal with. I was sad
and missed my sports and my friends. Nothing tasted good except french fries.”
As an 8-year-old, Jocelyn enjoyed her
first sleepaway experience as a camper at
the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp in Ashford.
The brainchild of legendary actor and great
philanthropist Paul Newman, the camp was
created for youngsters like Jocelyn, to give
them a chance to just be kids for a while.
Jocelyn’s story is universal among
HWGC campers, “I was able to go back to my
favorite things, swimming, horseback riding,
soccer. The camp took me away from my real
world for a week. It’s awesome. My friends at
camp know what I’m going through. It’s the
best camp I have ever and will ever, go to.”
The PGA Tour is famous for giving back
to its host communities, and the Travelers
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success of those charitable efforts, the Hole
in the Wall Gang camp among its greatest
beneficiaries. This year, the Hole in the Wall
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Ben Goldman, Mackenzie Page, Chase
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tournament means to the Connecticut community, the largest single fundraiser for organizations that benefit thousands of people
statewide in so many ways. Jocelyn Gentile is
the face of those people who, more than golf,
the Travelers Championship is all about.
I’m picking those thousands of people
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richer, that will be my next column.
Avon pitcher Will Boone goes into his delivery against Bristol.
“It was really a key for us at that point in
the game.”
In the bottom half, Simsbury loaded
the bases with none out. Jake Cassano and
Gothers hit sacrifice flies to make it 2-0.
After Myers retired the side in order in
the fourth and fifth, Simsbury tacked on a
couple of runs. Jake King led off the fifth
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a single by Gothers.
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Granby Bear 5K
Melissa Stellato, Overall Winner
Will Rice, Male Winner
Photos and text by David Heuschkel
The hills were alive with the unmistakable sound of
bagpipes for the second annual Granby Bear 5K Challenge
June 20. Steve Moore, positioned at the top of The Pit,
played his instrument as 150 runners made their way up
the steep incline at the high school. Melissa Stellato,
33, of Windsor was the first runner to cross the finish line in 17:50.3. Will Rice was the male winner and
second overall finisher (18:23.2). He was followed by
Kevin Bates (19:12.3), Brendan Forbes (19:25.7), Ben
Caputo (20:17.6) and Zach Ziemnicki (20:18.4). Emma
trailed most of the game.
They had one lead, 1-0,
Iwanicki’s goal with 70 secfor a total of 38 seconds in
onds left in the first overtime
regulation and didn’t lead
period was the game winner.
again until Iwanicki’s goal
Granby goalie Hala Van Nosbroke a 13-13 tie.
trand, another senior, made
The Bears lost to Northsome big stops in OT and
west Catholic and Stoningbroke up a pass with 15 secton in two of the last three
onds left and Old Saybrook
years. Johnson and Iwaniclooking to tie it. The ball
ki also played on the field
eventually ended up on
hockey team that lost to
Johnson’s stick and she
Stonington and Lewis
ran out the clock.
Mills, respectively, their ju“I was just like, ‘It’s
nior and senior years.
time! It’s our time! It’s
So, after four straight
runner-up
finishes, JohnPhoto by David Heuschkel
Wildcats co-op hockey team won the Division II championship. son, who scored eight goals,
ROCKIN’ YEAR from page 25
our time!’
” Iwanicki
said.
The
Bears
and Iwanicki, who scored
the game winner in the 1413 victory, walked off the
field at Bunnell High School
with championship medals
around their neck.
For Ziemnicki, it was
a first state title as a head
coach. Her Avon field hockey teams lost in the state
championship three times
in the 1990s, and the Granby
lacrosse team – she took over
as coach in the spring of 2012
– was runner-up in two of her
first three years.
“It’s as great as I was hoping that it would be,” Ziemni-
Sheahan (21:49.2) was the second female runner to
finish with Cailin Tennis (21:59.1), Stephanie Williams
(22:17.4) and Sara Schackner (22:32.4) rounding out the
top five females. Proceeds from the event benefited the
Granby Athletics Booster Club.
cki said. “This is a great team.
I always say just because
you deserve it doesn’t mean
you’re going to get it. This
group deserved it. This group
came together. This is one of
the most improved groups
I’ve coached from start to
finish.”
Granby came together as
their coach was going through
a
difficult
time. Ziemnicki’s father was
ailing
in
hospice early in the season
and passed away April 25. She
said the players helped her get
through the grieving process.
“If it wasn’t for this group
I never would have made it,”
Ziemnicki said. “These girls
taught me and were there
for me as much as I was for
them. They were playing this
game for my father.”
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265 West Main Street • Avon
(860) 269-3136
Full Service Hand Wash Hours:
Monday Thru Saturday
8am til 6pm
Sunday 9am till 5pm
• Northern White Cedar
• Ornamental Aluminum
• Maintenance Free Vinyl
• Chain Link
• Stockade
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• Post & Rail
• Guard Rail
• Arbors & Pergolas
• Mail Box Posts
• Custom Lamp Posts
• FREE Estimates &
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BARKHAMSTED, CT 06063
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Classifieds
Help Wanted
Help Wanted
PER DIEM RECEPTIONIST
Receptionist needed to provide
switchboard coverage and clerical
work, 8am-5pm on a per-diem basis.
Multi-line switchboard experience
and computer skills required. Please
contact Karen Bignelli at 860-6513539 or [email protected] for more information.
SCHOOL BUS
DRIVERS - AVON
PART TIME HELP WANTED: Looking
for someone with great phone skills/
personality, good with the public to
make phone calls and scheduling appointment for existing customers and/
or for part-time sales position selling
wood/gas/pellet/coal stoves etc. Must
work Saturdays from Sept-Dec. Call
Mark 860-989-9588 or apply at Valley
Fireplace & Stove at 220 Albany Turnpike, Canton Village, Canton. Knowledge of stove business or chimney
sweeping helpful.
Estate Sale
Avon Estate Sale
116 Wildwood Drive
Friday June 26th
7 am – 3 pm
Saturday June 27th
8am – 2 pm
Hiring and training for
September 2015. Four
hour minimum daily
guaranteed, other hours
available. $17.20/hour.
For details contact
Kim Bush 860-470-7200
I BUY houses
AS-IS. Cash.
Call TODAY
860-674-9498 or
Email:
john@boucherbuilding.
com.
CT.REG.# 530518.
Help Wanted
At Your Service
Appointment Setter
Part-Time
Padgett Business Services of Farmington, CT, an accounting and tax preparation
firm, is seeking a people oriented person to contact prospective small business clients
in the central Connecticut area and set appointments for our salesperson. We offer:
• An attractive base hourly wage, commissions and reimbursement for mileage.
• An attractive work schedule from M-F, 10-3. No weekends or evenings required.
• Ongoing training and support to help you succeed.
You should like meeting new people, and be able to have a brief face-to-face discussion about our services. We will coach you on what to say and the questions to ask.
You will need a car and a cell phone. You should be able to read a map or use email.
PIANO LESSONS for all!
Take lessons from a patient and experienced teacher, all ages and levels
welcome. Private instruction with a
classically-trained pianist, graduate
of McGill University (B.Mus and
M.Mus). Studio located in Tariffville.
Please contact Claire for more information: 201-213-6645, claire.paik@
gmail.com
To learn more and schedule an interview, call
Greg Batton at 888-316-7897 from 9-5 EST. EOE.
At Your Service
At Your Service
203-826-1328
Connecticut Babysitting
Service
Flexible Hours, Affordable
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furniture, Showroom quality, fabulous
dining room, bedrooms, living rooms,
office, custom kitchen table, Carpets,
art, entire household furnishings,
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PUBLISHER’S
NOTICE
All real estate advertised in this
newspaper is subject to the Federal
Fair Housing Act of 1968, revised
March 12, 1989, which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on
race, color, religion, national origin,
sex, sexual orientation, handicap, or
familial status or intention to make
any such preference, limitation or
discrimination; and is also subject to
the State of Connecticut General
Statutes Sections 46a-64c which
makes it illegal to advertise any
preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, creed, color,
national original, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, age,
lawful sources of income, familial
status, or physical or mental disability, or an intention to make any such
preference,
limitation,
or
discrimination.
This newspaper will not knowingly
accept any advertising for real
estate or for the sale or rental of
residential property which is in violation of these laws.
Our readers are hereby informed
that all dwellings advertised are
available on an equal opportunity
basis.
GUITAR LESSONS
in your home. I am a Hartt School of
Music graduate with thirty years of
teaching and recording experience.
I have helped many students prepare
for Jazz Band music auditions,
improvise, and learn to play their
favorite songs. All styles, levels, and
ages with references available.
Tom Tribuzio, 860-673-1210.
[email protected]
TRAVELING MUSIC
TEACHER
Music lessons in the comfort of
your own home. Musician Billy
Romanos offers piano and guitar lessons for all levels, ages,
and styles of music. Over 40 years
experience.
Graduate of Berklee College of
Music in Boston.
Billy 860-978-3333
HOUSE CLEANING
POLISH /ENGLISH SPEAKING
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Satisfaction guaranteed.
Insured. Bonded. Call 860-538-4885
Come see why people say “I have my health insurance with Dylan!”
Free no obligation no pressure consultation at my office in
Farmington or home visits available upon request! 860-922-2005
Call Dylan Cowen at 860-922-2005 today, to make the confusion go away!
Your local licensed independent Health Insurance Broker. [email protected]
There is no extra cost when purchasing insurance through a Servicing Agent
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A Super Service Award Winner
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LEGAL NOTICES
Deadlines for legal notices is Friday
at noon. Notices may be faxed to
860-606-9599
For questions about rates or
placing a notice please call
860-651-4700
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Home Improvement
BUSINESS & SERVICE DIRECTORY
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24 Hour Emergency Service
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• Telephone, Cable TV, &
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LANDSCAPING & TREE SERVICES
• Sealcoating
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Residential * Commercial * Industrial
INC.
Bruto’s General Services, LLC
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Brannack Electric Inc.
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ELECTRICAL
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HIC License #0674006
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• Ceiling Painting • Interior & Exterior Painting
& Refinishing
• New Ceiling Installation
• Bathtub Reglazing
Offer Expires 6/30/15
220 Albany Tpke., Rte. 44, Canton Village, Canton, CT 06019
Since 1984
G R E AT P R I C E
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VALLEY CHIMNEY SWEEP LLC
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Home Improvement
BARRETT ENTERPRISES LLC
Home Improvement Contractor
So Many Amateurs . . . So Few Professionals!!
Framing • Siding • Roofing • Doors
Sheetrock & Tape • Intall Finish Stairs
Inside & Outside Trim • Replacement Windows
Kitchens & Baths • Room Additions & Blueprints
- COMPLETE MAINTENANCE & REPAIR • Siding
• Decks
• Kitchens
Over 35 years experience • References
Call 860-977-3621 or
HIC 050743
860-819-3663
HOME IMPROVEMENT
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AVALLONE
CONTRACTORS
CONSTRUCTION
ROOFING
SIDING
REPLACEMENT WINDOWS
GUTTERS
ADDITIONS
TOTAL REMODELING
INTERIOR & EXTERIOR
Serving the Farmington Valley
for over 10 years
* Concrete * Stone Walls * Patios
* Bricks * Belgium Blocks * Chimneys
* Wood Fencing
In business for a blessed 29 years
Email: [email protected]
CT License #HIC0616677
JUNK REMOVAL
LANDSCAPE DESIGN
Junk Removal
DESIGNS
$149
For single truck load up to 1 Ton
Mattress & Box Springs
$50 extra.
“Building Trust By Doing Jobs Right!”
P.O. Box 791
[email protected] Farmington, CT 06034
www.pinnaclemaintenancellc.com T 860-284-8975 Fax: 860-255-7900
860-508-2765
[email protected]
Consulting - Landscape Design - Installation
Residential & Commercial
Specializing in eco-minded and low-maintenance
landscapes that combine beauty and
technical expertise to bring you
Elegant Solutions to Complex Problems
LANDSCAPING
LANDSCAPING
Arboretum
LANDSCAPE & DESIGN, LLC
Stone Work • Patios • Retaining Walls Custom Vinyl & Wood Fencing
Sidewalks • Fire Pits • Pruning • Plantings Tree Removals
Spring Cleanups • Mulching • Mulch Deliveries
Land Clearing • Brush Clearing
Shrub Removal • Hardscaping
New Lawn Installations
860-906-6736
MASONRY
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F&R MASONRY
All work done by Father
Stone Walls • Veneer Stone
Brick Walls • Blue Stone
Steps • Fireplaces
Chimneys • Patios • Sidewalks
Pavers • Retaining Walls
Satisfaction Guaranteed ~Free Estimates ~ Lic#0637095
Lic #0637257
Insured
All Masonry Repairs
Andi’s Masonry
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203-805-9114
Buki - 860-417-9968
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Booca
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Fireplaces/Chimneys
Firepits/Outside Living
(203) 263-0109
Cell: (203) 558-8019
[email protected]
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ROOFING
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SIDING • WINDOWS
DOORS • GUTTERS • DECKS • AWNINGS
D.H. RADOMSKI, INC.
HOME IMPROVEMENTS
High in Quality and Dependability
PO Box 9656, Bristol, CT • Fully Ins. Worker’s Comp & Liability
FREE ESTIMATES
Email: [email protected]
LANDSCAPING
860-296-3405
LANDSCAPING
LANDSCAPE
CONTRACTORS
• Pool Patios
• Poolscapes
• Lawn Installation
• Tree & Shrub
HYDROSEEDING
Planting
EROSION CONTROL
• Pruning
Based In & Serving The Farmington Valley • Walkways
For Over 18 Years
& Patios
Fully Licensed & Insured
• Walls & Steps
• Yard Drains
• Excavating
• Grading
cell: 860-250-2908
• Snowplowing
• Bucket Loading
FallMowing
Clean-ups
Weekly
• Mulching
Aerating
• Overseeding
Hedge
Trimming
& Pruning
• Mulching • Weekly Mowing
Powerwashing
•
Stump
Grinding
Pruning • Hedge Trimming
Complete Landscape
• Powerwashing
• StumpServices
Grinding
• Complete
Landscaping
Services
SENIOR
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LANDSCAPING
When It Comes To Tree Service
We Run Rings Around The Competition.
MASONRY
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TREE CARE OR TREE REMOVAL
Grimshaw Tree Service
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Over 30 years experience
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Steps, All Masonry Services
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860-810-4196
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MASONRY Dennis Volpe
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• Stonewalls • Sidewalks
• Steps • Chimneys • Patios
• Repairs & more
Visit us at www.dhradomski.com
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CT LIC# 0630444
FULLY INSURED
Expert Tree Climbers & Crane Service
(860) 582-0712
HOME IMPROVEMENT
Fax: (860)410-1190 or (860) 583-2183
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203-206-2839
PINNACLE
MAINTENANCE,
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CT. LIC. #602130 • Office (860) 796-0131
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Licensed & Insured
860.738.4931 or 203.232.9114
Lic. #HIC0625936
HOME IMPROVEMENT
Price includes dump fees,
labor and fuel cost. We will
remove junk from basements,
attics, and garages
Jim Barrett, Owner
SMALL OR LARGE • WE DO IT ALL!
NICK
• Bathrooms
• Remodeling
• Improvements
Se
• Complete Basement Renovations
• Kitchen & Bathrooms Updated
• Windows/Doors Installed
• Pre-Finished Floorings • Custom Ceramic Tile
• Maintenance-Free Decks • Finish Carpentry
• Complete Painting Service • Custom Countertops
STONE MASON CONTRACTOR
860.225.3077
cell 860.839.8971
MASONRY
AD MASONRY
All type of Masonry Work
• Patios
• Walls
• Driveways
• Pools in Stone
• Brick, Bluestones
& Pavers
• Stairs and Walkways
30 Years Experience • License #0630165 • New Britain, CT
SPECIALIZING IN:
Stone Wall Patios & Veneers • Patio Walls - Walk Ways
Chimney Rebuilding - Brick & Block Additions - Partition Walls
Basement Waterproofing - Drainage Work - Pre-Cast Retainer Walls
Pre-Cast Artificial Stone Veneers - Ceramic Tile Installed
Bobcat Service - Snow Plowing - Trucking
for over 17 years!
FREE ESTIMATES
CT Lic# 602717
MASONRY
Tom’s Masonry
Stone Walls • Brick Walls
Blue Stone • Steps
Chimneys • Sidewalks
Pavers • Retaining Walls
All Masonry Repairs
860-368-9486
MASONRY
KC MASONRY
Stonewalls • Brick Walls
Bluestone • Steps
Fireplaces • Chimneys
Patios • Sidewalks
We can also do all
Masonry Repairs!
Fully Insured
Call Tom Ajro
860-274-7681
Cell - 203-565-4381
Satisfaction Guaranteed ~Free Estimates
Quality Workmanship
Free Estimates • Lic#0604514
Ken (203) 558-4951
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PAINTING
PAINTING
Quality Painting by Joseph’s & Co.
PAINTING
PAINTING
Exterior Experts
Since 1950
PROFESSIONAL HOME
IMPROVEMENT-REMODELING
ALL WORK The Experienced, and Reliable Company.
GUARANTEED Staining • Power Washing • Carpentry
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PAINTING
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Aluminum, Vinyl & Wood
Siding & Shingles
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INTERIOR WORK: repair ceilings, walls, trim,
moldings, baseboards, doors, windows
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Farmington
Speedy Pride Painting
beautify the inside of your home.
860-459-6705
Call Andrew at 860-930-0392 or 860-659-1296
I will respond to all phone calls and will be present on all jobs.
Over 25 years experience. Insured • Free estimates • 24 Hour Message Center
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POWER WASHING
ROB’S
GUTTER CLEANING
POWER WASHING
ROOF CLEANING
860-982-3300
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Our success is based on your satisfaction. Since 1986.
PAINTING
Simsbury’s Hometown Painting Company
VALLEY PAINTER
Serving the Valley since 1980
FULL CREW READY TO GO
EXTERIOR SPECIALS
Quality Craftsmanship • Competitive Prices
Call Peter Sottile 860-658-7745
Insured - Interior & Exterior • CT Reg. #562798
POWER WASHING
RAINBOW
HYDRA-BLAST
WHY JUST POWERWASH
Specializing in high pressure
house detailing since 1988.
Fully Insured/Free Estimates
860-649-4953
860-402-7672
ROOFING
Lic #:HIC0607969
[email protected]
lic. #0623272
We also offer general handyman/repair services.
PAINTING
Olde Tyme Service
[email protected]
CONN. LICENSE NO. 536406 COMPLETE INSURANCE
Scheduling interiors as well as exteriors.
Call: Zenon 860-518-0630
Bodgan 860-518-2625
• Ceilings – Textured or Smooth –
Repaired, Repainted, or Replaced
• Woodwork – Crown Molding, wainscoting,
etc – Installed, Repaired or Replaced
• Drywall & Plaster Repairs
• Wallpaper Removal & Hanging
OWNER
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MANY SATISFIED CUSTOMERS
KITCHENS - BATHROOMS - WALLPAPER
TILES- BASEMENTS - ATTICS
ALUMINUM SIDING
If you sign within the next 2 months, receive $25 gift card to Starbuck’s
Free estimates. You can count on us for a precise & excellent job!
20 year experience. HIC #0575928
WATER DAMAGE REPAIR
PAINTING -ALL PHASES
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home repair, carpentry
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T.C. Home Improvement
Cell 860-916-6287
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PAINTING
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• Good painting preparation
• Trim, Window Painting & Glazing
• Shingle Repair • Power Washing
PAINTING &
CEILING REPAIR
ZIBBY DRZAZGOWSKI
We also Spray Paint Faded Aluminum & Vinyl Siding
like new with a 15 Year Written Guarantee
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GRINDING, LLC
PAINTING
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$
includes materials
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$
includes materials
785
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PAINTING
HIC#0629057
Pro Quality
Painting & Home
Repair, LLC
860-201-7788
www.pqpainting4u.com
• High Quality interior/exterior painting
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• All home repair • Fully licensed and insured
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