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Volume 36, No. 22
Southington’s only locally produced paper
Southington High School names
new football head coach, Page 20
Friday, June 3, 2011
The Barnes Museum hopes
to replace its roof, Page 4
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CL&P system upgrades to
affect Southington, Page 2
SHS turf issue returns In remembrance
School board weighs pros and cons
By ROB GLIDDEN
Staff Writer
Board of Education
members weighed the pros
of cons of moving ahead
with a much-discussed
plan for artificial turf at
Southington High School as
part of the process of renovating DePaolo and
Kennedy Middle Schools.
A potential turf field at
SHS has been explored sev-
eral times over the past few
years, but now officials said
it could also serve as a solution for some construction
issues that could come up
at the middle schools during renovations.
Specifically, the construction is expected to
make it more difficult for
middle school students to
use their own athletic fields
and the turf field could
serve as an alternative.
This is all dependent
on a successful voter referendum on the middle
school projects, and BOE
members were asked to
vote on whether or not the
estimated $904,376 cost of
a turf field should be
included as part of the referendum’s approximately
See TURF, page 16
Foundation hands out more grants
By ROB GLIDDEN
Staff Writer
The Southington
Education Foundation
recently handed out another round of grants, while
also recognizing some of
the organization’s biggest
supporters.
The process for awarding the most recent series
of grants was a change of
pace for the foundation.
Rather than award a set
number of grants of equal
value, the group worked
with a pot of about $10,000
with no set amount of
grants in place. In theory,
one proposal could have
been awarded the entire
amount, but the money was
ultimately divided among
three.
“This time was particularly challenging,” said Dr.
George Costanzo, who sits
on the SEF executive board.
“We ranked them and went
down the list until we ran
out of money.”
Kennedy Middle
School teacher Amy Perry
was given a grant for her
“Take a Chance on Me” pro-
See SEF, page 16
Youth helps with a slimy fundraiser
By ROB GLIDDEN
Staff Writer
ROB GLIDDEN
Nathan Rees, far left, shows a frog to a small crowd of
onlookers.
Six-year-old Nathan
Rees recently used his
knowledge of reptiles and
amphibians as the basis for
a neighborhood fundraiser
to benefit the National Urea
Cycle Disorders Foundation.
A crowd of friends and
family members gathered at
the family home to watch a
short presentation featuring
several live animals, including frogs, lizards and even a
snake.
“My kids do these
monthly mission projects,”
said his mother, Kim Rees,
as she prepared snakeshaped cookies with licorice
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CL&P upgrading its system,
prepares for peak months
By MARC SILVESTRINI
Speical to The Observer
Connecticut Light &
Power Co. recently said that
it will spend $33 million to
upgrade and strengthen its
delivery system in dozens
of communities in the
region and across the state
this summer.
The program includes
system upgrades and
improvements scheduled
in Bristol, Cheshire, Oxford
and Southington, said
Mitch Gross, a CL&P
spokesman.
The projects represent
the utility’s attempt “to prepare for the peak demand
summer months and better
serve its 1.2 million customers in 149 cities and
towns” across the state,
CL&P said in a statement.
“This is ‘standard operating procedure’ for us
when it comes to getting
ready for the summer
months,” said Ken Bowes,
CL&P’s vice president for
Energy Delivery Services.
“When our customers turn
on the air conditioning, or
any of their appliances,
they expect the power to be
there and it’s our job to
make sure it is.”
The utility will undertake five projects in Bristol,
including three separate
projects at a substation in
Forrestville; an upgrade
designed to increase circuit
capacity and a project
designed to upgrade and
strengthen the city’s underground electric delivery
system, Gross said. Better
circuit capacity assures the
company’s ability to provide electricity to customers without compromising the equipment
when temperatures and
electrical demand are at
their highest.
In Cheshire, the utility
plans to upgrade wiring
along several roads, while
in Oxford, it plans to
upgrade a circuit that
affects most of the town.
The utility plans for three
projects in Southington. It
will make improvements to
two separate substations
that serve the town and
upgrade its underground
delivery system.
In addition to those
projects, CL&P said it will
also install and replace
transformers at substations
that serve Greenwich,
Manchester, Norwalk and
Stamford; improve underground delivery systems in
Norwalk and Stamford, and
make circuit capacity
improvements in 28 other
communities.
CL&P said it will also
perform inspections and
maintenance on all substations in areas where heavy
customer demand is
expected; verify the integrity and efficiency of cooling
equipment at all major
substations; conduct helicopter infrared surveys of
the state’s electric transmission lines; conduct
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Our Town
Area realtors are seeing an uptick in sales
By MIKE CHAIKEN
EDITIONS EDITOR
The National
Association of Realtors
reported an uptick in sales
agreements for March.
It’s an uptick that’s being
seen in this area. Although,
the feelings are mixed from
area real estate agent as to
whether this activity means
the real estate market truly is
getting stronger and sales
continue to be more brisk.
The national real estate
group (Realtor.org) reported:
“The Pending Home Sales
Index, a forward-looking
indicator based on contract
signings, rose 5.1 percent to
94.1 in March from a downwardly revised 89.5 in
February.”
“Actual agreements are
up substantially,” said Joan
Vallee of The Joan Vallee
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3, Vallee said she had 20
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harsh winter. Typically things
pick up after the Super Bowl
in January. But people were
busy digging out from the
show. But by March, she said
things at Prudential began to
pick up.
“April was huge,” said
Presutti.
May is beginning to look
like a good month too, said
Kori Gauvin-Eagle, who also
works at Prudential.
“All the agents are busy,
even the rookies,” said
Presutti.
“First-time homebuyers
are a big part of (the
increased activity),” said
Gauvin-Eagle.
“The immigrant market
is huge,” as well, said Presutti,
as more people are moving
into Bristol from outside of
the United States.
And then, said GauvinEagle, “Prices are great.”
RoseAnn Conti, an agent
with Coldwell Banker
Premiere
(www.cbpremiere.com) in
Southington, offered up statistics to illustrate the uptick
in real estate activity in the
area.
Conti said in February
she had nine listings for
Plainville and 11 in
Southington. In March, this
rose to 17 listings in Plainville
and 42 in Southington. And
in April, there were 30 listings
for Plainville and 66 for
Southington.
For deposits, Conti said
in February she had one in
Plainville and four in
Southington. For March,
there were five deposits in
Southington. In April, there
were 12 deposits in Plainville
and 25 in Southington.
For closings, Conti said,
there were 11 in Plainville
and 13 in Southington. In
March, there were nine in
Southington. In April, there
were 10 closings in Plainville
and 19 in Southington.
Unlike Vallee, Presutti,
and Gauvin-Eagle, Conti was
more reserved in her assessment of the market.
“I do see a bit of activity,
said Conti. However, she
said, there isn’t enough “to
get excited.”
Conti said she saw more
real estate activity in 2010,
especially from the end of
April through May, before
activity slowed down again in
June. “Anything on the market went (last year),” said
Conti.
Part of this increased
activity last year, Conti
explained, could be attributed to the $8,000 first time
homebuyer credit offered last
year by the federal government and the $6,500 tax
credit offered to homebuyers
who upgraded from a condominium to a house.
That program was not
extended this year, said
Conti. But last year, she said,
“It definitely helped (drive
activity).”
The real estate market is
an indicator of an economic
comeback but it is also a
beneficiary of the improved
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explained.
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Officials confident about roof repairs at Barnes Museum
amount of various memorabilia and objects that now
offer a glimpse into the
past.
Smaller repair work has
been done on the roof
many times over the
decades, but most of the
roof is still the original slate
and a replacement was
inevitable.
“I’ve been battling
leaks since I first started,”
said Marie Secondo, who
By ROB GLIDDEN
Staff Writer
Library officials are
confident that repairs on
the ancient roof at the
Barnes Museum will begin
in the near future.
The homestead was
built in 1836 and was home
to the Barnes family for
several generations until it
was given to the town in
1973. Those who lived in
the home collected a huge
has served as the museum’s
curator since 2003. “We
patched it so many times
but it’s beyond that. I’m so
grateful that we can finally
get it restored.”
The museum is overseen by the library, which
used its historical status to
obtain a grant from the
Historic Preservation Trust,
part of the Connecticut
Commission on Culture
and Tourism.
The grant offers the
library $46,000, about half
of the expected costs of the
roof repair. It was given on
the condition that the town
would match the other half.
The town will match
the grant, but it will not
come from the town budget. Bradley Barnes also left
the town an endowment,
the terms of which generate
dividends for the library
each year. These are put
into a separate smaller fund
designed to pay for events
like the Taste of
Southington and other
needs at the museum.
Library Director Sue
Smayda said the Barnes
trust would be able to cover
the rest of the cost.
“Once this is done, the
Barnes is going to be in the
best shape it’s been for at
least 50 years,” she said.
Keeping the building in
good shape is an ongoing
project, and some other
maintenance is planned for
the future. Smayda said the
library hopes to eventually
update the outdated knob
and tube wiring in the old
barn behind the homestead
and perhaps restore some
of the gardens that once
adorned the property.
“It’s like any other
household,” Secondo said.
“You have to maintain it.”
Reunion is planned for Art Secondo’s Hall of Fame Lounge
employee sports uniforms,
pressbox and dugout sections and a complete menu
of sandwiches named after
pro teams.
On Wednesday
evening, June 15 from 8
p.m. to midnight, a Hall of
Fame reunion is planned
for friends, former patron
and employees. Music
from the 80s will renew
memories and hors d’oeu-
In August of 1978 the
state’s first sports bar and
nightclub opened on the
site of the present day
Cadillac Ranch on Jude
Lane in Southington.
The Hall of Fame
Lounge attracted celebrities, top musical bands and
featured the most unique
atmosphere of its time with
a sports theme that included a football-shaped bar,
Festival seeks hostesses
Applications can be
found at www.southington.org under the Apple
Harvest link. Applications
are due by Friday, June 10
and interviews will be held
Tuesday and Thursday June
14 and 16.
The Apple Harvest
Festival Committee is now
looking for Apple Harvest
Hostesses.
Hostesses must be a
Southington resident and
must be a senior for the
2011-2012 school year.
Apple planning ongoing
Planning has begun for
the forty-third annual Apple
Harvest Festival in
Southington.
This event is one of the
biggest events held in the
state, with an expected
attendance of over 100,000
people. Last year we had a
record breaking attendance.
Many local non-profit
organizations utilize the
festival as a main fundraiser; however attendance at
the festival is from local
communities and across
New England.
The Southington Apple
Harvest Festival will be held
September 30 – Oct. 2 and
Oct. 7– 9. The festival offers
six days of spectacular fun,
delicious food, crafts, a
parade, and live entertainment.
In addition, there is
children’s play area and
Carnival offering great family fun.
Festival organizers are
looking for sponsors for
specific events, such as the
parade and Family Night to
name a few, or the overall
Apple Harvest Festival.
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becoming a sponsor contact Melissa Ericksen at
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Besides an outdoor
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Owned and founded by
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the Hall of Fame closed in
1992 after a 14-year run
highlighted by performances by numerous 50s & 60s
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Steven C. Willard, 26, of
350 Griswold Street,
Wethersfield, was charged
on May 21 with first degree
false report of an incident
and second degree breach
of peace. He was held on a
$10,000 bond for a May 31
court date.
Michael S. McHenry,
41, of 826 Savage Street, was
charged on May 22 with second degree breach of peace
and violating the terms of
release. He was held on
bonds totaling $15,000 for a
May 23 court date.
Daniel Bridgett, 40, of
130 Roxbury Road, New
Britain, was charged on May
19 with sixth degree larceny
and third degree criminal
mischief. He was held on a
$5,000 bond for a May 19
court date.
Wayne John Catucci Jr.,
19, of 237 Spring Lake Road,
was charged on May 17 with
possession of marijuana
and possession of marijuana with intent to sell. He
was held on a $2,500 bond
Stephanie S. Albert, 20,
of 129 Wild Oak Drive, was
charged on May 18 with
four counts of sale of marijuana and possession of
marijuana. She was held on
bonds totaling $200,000 for
a May 19 court date.
for a May 31 court date.
James Jamal, 39, of 51
Holly Court, Berlin, was
charged on May 18 with
possession of a controlled
substance and DUI. He was
held on a $5,000 bond for a
June 6 court date.
Woman arrested on drug charges Housing industry lags behind 2010
Police have arrested a
20-year-old Southington
resident for the possession
and sale of marijuana.
On Wednesday, May 18,
police arrested Stephanie
Albert, 20, of 129 Wild Oak
Drive and charged her with
four counts each of sale of
marijuana and possession
of marijuana. She was held
on a $200,000 bond for a
May 19 court date.
Police alleged that
Albert possessed and sold
marijuana on four occasions during the past several months.
Police curtail alcohol at school proms
Southington Police
recently conducted an alcohol suppression operation
at the Aqua Turf, which
coincided with several
school proms. Southington
High School was one of
three schools that held its
prom at the banquet facility.
Police contacted limousine drivers, bus drivers,
students, chaperons, school
officials and employees
regarding the illegal use of
alcohol/drugs by prom
attendees.
Police announced that
no violations were found
and it was reported that
students had a great time.
This program was conducted with cooperation and
funding from STEPS.
Fire Department battles blaze at Ideal Forging
The Southington Fire
Department battled a blaze
at Ideal Forging on
Wednesday, May 25, a day
after ceremony was held at
the site marking the beginning of the long anticipated
demolition of the property.
At about 7:30 p.m. a
call was received at
Southington Police
Dispatch reporting smoke
in the area of Ideal Forging
on Center St.
Headquarters, Company
One and Company Two
crews were dispatched.
When the incident
commander arrived he
reported fire showing from
both the inside of the building as well as the roof of a
150’ by 40’ building inside
the complex. Companies
Three and Five were immediately called into station to
provide coverage for the
rest of the town.
Fire crews found a
large number of pallets and
bundles of cardboard burning inside the building. Fire
crews were able to control
the fire in less than two
hours.
The last fire apparatus
left the scene at 11:15 pm
but fire fighters remained
on standby checking for hot
spots through the night.
There were no injuries.
The fire marshal was
on scene and the cause of
the fire remains under
investigation at this time.
By MARC SILVESTRINI
Speical to The Observer
Connecticut’s housing
construction industry had
a reasonably solid showing
in March, but the industry
remains 21 percent behind
the pace it set in the first
quarter of 2010.
The 128 municipalities
in the state that file
monthly data with the U.S.
Census Bureau issued 222
building permits for new
housing units in March,
just one fewer permit than
was issued in March 2010,
according to data released
recently by the state
Department of Economic
and Community
Development.
However, those same
towns have issued a total
of 442 housing permits for
the first three months of
the year, 116 fewer than
the 558 permits issued in
the first three months of
2010. The total for 2011 so
far is also 12 percent
behind the 500 housing
permits issued during the
first quarter of 2009.
In fact, the first quarter of 2011 was the slowest
quarter for building permit
activity since the DECD
began using data provided
by the Census Bureau in
2004. The busiest first
quarter occurred in 2006,
when 1,954 permits for
new housing units were
issued.
While the 222 permits
issued in March fell one
shy of the total issued in
the same month of 2010,
the total is a 7 percent
improvement from the 208
permits issued in March
2009, which was the slowest March for building permit activity since 2004.
Because it relies on
data contained in the
monthly Census Bureau
reports, the DECD’s
monthly housing permits
report includes only 128 of
the state’s 169 towns. Many
towns not included in the
report are small, but numbers from some relatively
large municipalities - such
as Enfield, West Haven,
New Britain and East
Hartford - are also absent.
A total of 45 of the 222
housing unit permits
issued in March, or 20 percent, were issued by just
two towns - Danbury,
which issued 29, and Old
Saybrook, which issued 16.
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Skype has caught on
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An Ideal celebration
While we appreciate the ceremony held last week at
the Ideal Forging site that celebrated the building’s workers
and history, we will temper our celebration until actual
work takes place on the property.
The old Ideal Forging property downtown is an eyesore. Meridian Development Partners, of New York, purchased the property several years ago and since then there
has been little development on the site.
Greenway Commons, also called the Meridian project,
passed in 2007 by Southington’s Planning & Zoning
Commission, is plan for a huge condominium complex
along with some retail development and open space areas
near the Quinnipiac River.
Town officials have given the plan enthusiastic support
throughout the process, and the Meridian developers have
maintained their commitment to the plan, despite setbacks, some of which where not its fault.
In 2008, Meridian made a presentation to the Town
Council about a special tax district encompassing the 14acre parcel where the development is set to take place.
This district, which required approval at the state level,
would give the developers the ability to issue bonds to help
finance the remediation costs at the site. The property is
highly contaminated and the cost of cleaning it will
amount to millions of dollars.
The initiative was approved by the state legislature, but
was also lumped into a bill with similar, more expensive,
plans going on in Naugatuck and Norwalk. The final bill
came with a price tag of over $20 million, and was vetoed
by Governor Rell because of her unease with the expenditure.
Southington legislators were unable to get another bill
through before the end of that legislative session, and came
back in 2009, with the bill landing on the governor’s desk
unattached to any other projects. It was signed by Rell.
However, Meridian officials have said the worsening
economic conditions have made the district somewhat less
viable.
In late 2009, the Town Council voted unanimously to
apply for a newly available grant from the state in an effort
to help Meridian Development partners finance the
cleanup. Unfortunately, this fell through when it was not
put on the list for state bonding, despite a letter from then
Town Manager John Weichsel, urging the Governor to do so.
“The current blighted condition of the property may
threaten the progress and transformation Southington’s
downtown is currently experiencing,” Weichsel wrote in a
letter dated June 29, 2010.
Town Council Chairman Ed Pocock III has also spoke
in favor of the proposal, in a letter to the Secretary Office of
Policy and Management last year. Pocock said the
Greenway Commons proposal could “Breathe life into an
area of our town that is currently dead.”
Pocock is right. The area is dead. It is now up to the
parties involved to bring it back to life.
It is worth noting the history of the property, as the
industrial history of the property goes back hundreds of
years. Before Ideal Forging, it was the home of the Peck,
Stow & Wilson Company.
Like the local officials that attended the ceremony, we
are excited that the project is making some progress.
However, we are looking forward to the day when it is once
again a vibrant part of town.
This week on our Neighbors
page we are running a story on how
Skype, an internet program that
allows for video calls, is catching
on.
The story, written by Carrie
Macmillan for our parent paper the
Waterbury Republican American,
highlights how Southington resident Blerina Bicaku and others utilize Skype to keep in touch with far
away relatives.
According to the story, Bicaku
uses Skype to keep afield relatives
in touch with her 18-month-old
daughter. Bicaku uses Skype several
times a week to keep in contact
with her husband’s parents who live
in Sweden.
“Wherever the baby goes, we
just follow her. They get to see her
play and eat and talk with her,”
Bicaku, told the Republican
American.
Skype has also been in the news
recently as Microsoft purchased the
company for $8.6 billion. It is not
clear yet if Microsoft has any
changes planned for Skype.
Beyond the Southington connection, the Republican American
story caught my eye because my
wife has become a big Skype fanatic. Like Bicaku, she uses it to stay in
touch with family in Florida.
We do not have a child yet to
follow around with the computer,
Ed Harris
Thoughts around town
but April has made our dog Otis the
star of past calls.
One of her younger cousins,
around the age of 4, wanted to see
our dog, so since Otis was not being
very cooperative (he was curled up
in a tight ball sleeping at the end of
the couch and did not want to join
in on the call) I had to pick up the
40-pound pit bull/bulldog mix and
hold him in front of the computer’s
camera.
Otis was not pleased and was
happy when I placed him back at
the end of the couch so he could
return to his slumber.
I have not used Skype and do
not really see myself using it in the
future, but I can understand why it
is catching on.
However, I have used Facetime
on my iPhone a few times while
April was out of state visiting her
family in New York.
It felt weird having a phone
conversation without having the
phone to my ear. And, once again,
Otis was involved in the call, as she
was also checking in to see how he
was doing.
I do not think that Skype or
Facetime will be something I use on
a regular basis, but it seems to have
caught on with others.
Macmillan’s story cited a 2010
Pew Research Center’s Internet &
American Life Project that delved
into various background aspects of
a Skype user.
According to the project, almost
a fifth of American adults - 19 percent - have tried video calling
online or through their cell phone.
A third of Internet users - 34 percent - living in households earning
$75,000 or more have participated
in such calls or chats, compared
with 18 percent of those earning
less than $75,000.
Younger Internet users are
more likely to make video calls.
Some 29 percent of Internet users
between ages 18 and 29 have participated in video calls or chats or
teleconferences, compared with 15
percent of users 65 or older.
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The United States Hair Force
What’s up with guys dying their
hair? It seems like everyone is doing
it nowadays.
I don’t mean old Uncle Ned,
who smears black shoe polish on
his head before going to the racetrack to blow his monthly Social
Security check on slow horses and
stinky cigars. Ned and his fellow
retirees have been covering up gray
hair for years, apparently not satisfied with being some of the few in
that age range still possessing any
hair at all.
No, I’m talking about guys who
are still years away from their first
gray hair who feel compelled to use
a dose of Miss Clairol. Visit any high
school or college these days and
you’ll find dozens of guys with dyed
hair. It’s not hard to spot.
You don’t have to be a geneticist
to know the odds are rather slim for
someone to have hair that is naturally half black and half blonde. The
light blonde hair with the dark
brown goatee is also an interesting
look.
Shouldn’t high school and college guys be saving their money for
gasoline and root beer, or to take
Becky Sue to the movies on
Saturday night? (I can’t believe I just
used the words “Becky Sue.” I’m
getting so old so fast it’s scary.) How
can they waste their money on
something as frivolous as coloring
their hair?
Oh, wait a minute. I just
Bill Dunn
Laugh or Death
remembered what I used to spend
my money on when I was 20. Not a
single item was not frivolous
(except for the Loggins and Messina
8-track tapes—they were far out
and groovy). I guess that’s just the
way it goes when you’re 20. Fiscal
prudence, such as saving for your
child’s college education or choosing a good vinyl siding contractor, is
not a major priority for young guys.
I believe the whole hair coloring phenomenon dates back to biblical times. Right after Jesus said,
“Do not swear by your head, for you
cannot make even one hair white or
black,” a young entrepreneur in the
crowd, Ezekiel Clairol, set out to
prove him wrong. After many
attempts to find just the right formula, Zeke developed a tar-based
substance which indeed made
white hair black. (It also caused
people to wake up in the morning
stuck to their beds.) The rest, as
they say, is history.
To find the answer to this mystery, I went to the wisest man I
know: Uncle Ned. I located him at
the racetrack (what a surprise!) and
asked him why guys dye their hair.
He shifted his stogie to the side of
his mouth and growled, “If you got
white hair and you wanna dye it black,
that’s OK. Otherwise, you’re a sissy.”
All of his buddies agreed. Then
he mentioned a couple of other
things that indicate a guy is a sissy:
a ponytail, an earring, or the desire
to write humorous essays in the
newspaper. Again, Ned’s buddies
agreed.
And you know what? I found
myself agreeing with them, too
(except, of course, for the writing
thing, which we all know is far out
and groovy). It’s hard to argue with
guys who fought the Commies during the Korean War and then built
the entire Interstate Highway
System with their bare hands. (Well,
that’s how they explain it.)
Instead of worrying about the
strange behavior of 20-year-olds, I
should look to the future. I’m going
to smear some black shoe polish on
my head, pick up some cheap stogies at Walmart, and meet Ned and
the boys down at the track.
Bill Dunn is a freelance writer
who resides in Torrington. He can be
reached via his website at:
www.boomertrek.com.
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Your Views
Southington says
Are you
looking
forward to
the end of
school?
"No, I love school."
Photos by
Tammi Knapik
Morgan Pratt
Southington
"Yes, my birthday is
during the
Summer."
Haley Picard
Southington
"Yes, because I am
looking forward to
starting first
grade."
Elyse Picard
Southington
"Yes, I want to run
around, ride my
scooter, and play in
the pool."
"Yes, I get to spend
time hanging out
with my friends."
Braeden Willianson
Cheshire
Ben Negron
Wallingford
Letters
Writer objects to characterization Touch a Truck event brings a crowd
To the Editor,
Who objects to Larry
Berk’s portrayal of the Tea
Party in his May 20 letter? I
do.
First, I consider myself
a Tea Party member. Does
that mean I send dues to
some central place or have
a bumper sticker on my car?
No. It does mean that I recognize freedom and all that
goes along with it is what
has gotten this nation to be
the greatest in history. It is
also the chipping away, predominately by the left, at
that very foundation that
now has us teetering at the
precipice of losing it all.
While Mr. Berk castigates capitalism, we are to
somehow believe big government, the left’s valiant
righter-of-wrongs, is always
altruistic and wise. Excuse
me, the first example he
lists in his letter—financial
reform—is now needed
because of government
meddling in the free market
and the unintended consequents that has brought.
Anyone who has a grasp of
the banking crisis knows
that the federal government’s move allowing massive increases in the lever
rate that large banks loan
against so that more people
could enjoy homeownership—irregardless if they
could afford it or not—is
what led to the clever, but
also defensive creation of
now-toxic securities that
has devastated the housing
segment of our economy.
Look at Fannie Mae and
Freddie Mac; hemorrhaging
we might never know how
many billions and now
becoming the sole originator of mortgages and the
holder of all the risk. And
the left’s solution? More regulation via the Dodd
Financial Reform Act, seriously problematic legislation that amazingly doesn’t
address the leverage
increase that got us in the
place we are in. Indeed,
after only a little more than
two centuries, can there be
any wonder why the Tea
Party has once again come
of age?
Mr. Berk closes with
three final assertions that
are, frankly, insulting. 1)
That the Tea Party seeks to
establish religion. It does
not; rather it seeks to right
the up-side-down convolution barring the public
practice of ones religion. 2)
That Tea Party members are
racist. Isn’t it funny how the
left is always the first to pull
out the race card?
Personally, if Condoleezza
Rice, Walter Williams,
Thomas Sowell or Herman
Cain ran for office, I’d bet
the Tea Party would fully be
behind them. I would. 3)
That the Tea Party desires to
rewrite fact and science. I’m
guessing this means Global
Warming, or is it now
Climate Change. If it is, this
pop-science movement that
cannot be questioned needs
to be debunked. How can it
be, that if it rains or if it is
dry, if it snows or doesn’t, if
there is a big hurricane season or there isn’t, if it is
warm or it is cold, (plug in
any other condition you
wish) it’s because of Global
Warming? Yeah, right. Talk
about being bamboozled.
At least Mr. Berk closes
with a paragraph that
makes sense. “We have
allowed our government to
spend too much. We all
desire a government that
serves all of its people. Let’s
work on those things
together and agree to disagree on the rest.” Sounds
like Mr. Berk might want to
join the Tea Party.
Geof Fowler
Southington
To the Editor,
Our ninth annual
Touch-A-Truck that was
held on May 21 opened its
gates to approximately
2,000 attendees this year.
This children’s event has
drawn many families and
adults who are just kids at
heart to have fun, checking
out all the great vehicles
that participate. The music
supplied by Jerry Limmer
helps to add to the fun
every year.
As I wondered around,
I had many moments
stand out in my mind and
warm my heart, but the
one that keeps me warm
and fuzzy inside is the
sight of a little boy about 2
or 3. A run of military
songs were played representing each branch of the
service. This little boy
stood tall and proud and
marched in place from the
beginning to the end of the
music, he made a very big
impression on me and I
hope our event made an
impression on him as well.
This year, our thanks
go out to all the people
that attended. The individuals and companies that
took the time to bring a
vehicle and spend their
day with us we say thank
you. The support from our
community and surrounding communities for this
event is always wonderful.
The Southington Parks
& Recreation Department
came through again by
working side by side with
us and I hope they know
how much we appreciate
them all and the efforts
they put into this event. I
would like to send a personal Thank you to Bill
Masci and Gerri Roper for
working so closely with
me. You were such a big
help and as always it is an
honor working side by side
with both of you.
An extra special Thank
you to our own CT.
National Guard unit out of
the Southington Armory
who returned just a short
time ago from Afghanistan,
your were wonderful with
all you brought, from the
trucks to the awesome helicopter. You really put
smiles on many faces, so,
thank you for your service
to our country, Thank you
for your support to our
community and welcome
home from all of us.
If you attended our
event or even lived close
by, you were sure to catch
the wonderful smells of the
food which was done by
Napoli’s. Thank you to
Mike Truss (new owner)
and his wonderful crew, for
the support, the food was
great and the service outstanding.
Last, but certainly not
least, thank you to our very
own Sons of the American
Legion, Squadron 72 for
your generosity of the two
bikes that you donated to
our American Legion
Auxiliary Jr. Girls. The raffle helped them establish
their unit so they to can
make a difference by helping others. I, was very
proud to have the Junior
girls a part of our event, so
get ready community you
will be seeing our Junior in
near future and we as an
American Legion Auxiliary
family hope you will support them in their future
endeavors.
We hope everyone had
fun and hope to see you all
again next year to help us
celebrate our ten year
anniversary.
Barbara J. Pasha
Touch a Truck
Chairperson for the
American Legion Auxiliary,
Kiltonic Unit 72
Trash pickup day was a big success Legion looks to collect books, DVDs
To the Editor,
On behalf of the Rotary
Club of Southington, I
would like to thank all the
volunteers who helped with
our Town’s First Annual
Trash Pickup Day, Saturday,
May 14.
Because of their
efforts, we collected almost
50 bags of cans, bottles,
paper, and other roadside
trash left discarded along
the town’s streets.
A special thank you
also to Mark Zommer and
his staff from Waste
Material Trucking for picking it up at our drop off
points and disposing of it
properly. Also, thanks to
The Observer for helping
us publicize this worthy
cause.
Perhaps we can all
make a better effort in the
future in disposing of our
trash the way we know we
should dispose of it, not
just out the window.
The Rotary Club is also
making a special $500
donation to the
Southington Bread for Life
in appreciation for the
hard work volunteers contributed in making our
town a little cleaner.
Steve Parsons
Southington
The American Legion
Auxiliary is looking for your
old books, CDs and DVDs.
The groups Got Books
donation containers are
located at the back parking
lot of the YMCA and are
accessible anytime for
donations. Encyclopedias,
magazines and damaged
items cannot be accepted.
The American Legion
Auxiliary will earn money
each time the donation
containers fill up.
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It took a familiar woman to prove museum’s value
It was 12 years ago
when I began serving my
initial year as a town
councilman. It was traditional back then to
impose upon the town
manager to cut the reigns
on spending that
appeared “wasteful” and
“unnecessary.”
With a new council
elected every two years,
the town manager jumped
to individual council
demands. Freshmen
councilors want to show
voters they made the right
choice and to prove they
were worthy of re-election
less than 24 months later.
Little did I know at the
time that my stance on the
Barnes Museum would
later make me eat my
words, so to speak. It was
explained to me that
although a trust fund had
been established to provide
the town with sufficient
Art Secondo
Second Look
monies to keep the museum open, taxpayers were
actually footing a good
portion of the expenses, i.e.
salary of the curator, insurance, maintenance.
I began a brief but
torrid behind-the-scenes
campaign to find out why
the home of a deceased
millionaire was worth all
the glamour and money it
had and continued to
receive. Honestly, if the
museum had been in
another town I probably
would have visited it frequently but living within
the confines of that home,
never excited me enough
to make a visit.
So, rather blindly and
foolishly, I took the value
of the museum merely on
the merits of profit and
loss, thus, it was easy-no
profit, but a loss of about
$50,000 annually.
Fast-forward to two
years later when my wife
Marie was named new
curator, much to my
pleasure and embarrassment. My mouth was spitting out my foot and my
political critics began to
beat the war drums that
my tune would change
simply based on my familiarity of the new curator.
The truth is, it was not
the new curator who mellowed my arguments. The
museum beckoned me to
become educated about
Realtors: Sales uptick
From page 3
UConn is back to full-time
hours. And she is now ready
to buy.
“There’s more confidence in the economy,” said
Vallee. And this is bringing
the homebuyers out.
Presutti agreed with
that assessment. “If you
have a job, it’s secure and
you have good credit, it’s
easy to buy a house.”
Additionally, said
Vallee, mortgage rates are
still low, which is attractive
to buyers.
“Now is a good time to
buy before rates go up,” said
Conti. And the prediction is
they will be on the rise.
Although there are bargains on the market, said
Vallee, there aren’t as many
as you would think.
However, prices are down. A
home that went for
$200,000 last year may be
going for $150,000 now.
Prices are back to the levels
they were prior to 2005, said
Vallee.
“Prices are stable… I
don’t see a dip, thank goodness,” said Conti.
“There are a lot of short
sales due to the depressed
economy,” said GauvinEagle. Short sales are when
a homeowner finds they
can’t make the mortgage
payments. “They have to
sell and they owe more than
what the house will sell
for… One in four houses is a
short sell.”
Although sellers are
finding they have to now
lower their prices, Vallee
said the situation is not dire
unless they have spent a lot
of their equity in their
homes.
“If it’s priced correctly,
it’s selling right away,” said
Gauvin-Eagle.
Homes are selling for
less, said Gauvin-Eagle, but
that also means you can
buy for less. “It’s a win-win
for buyers who prices houses correctly.”
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this 17-room, sacred
building that apparently
had more history within
its walls than any museum
in the region.
Now, anyone who has
been married for more
than four decades completely understands that
in this case, the Barnes
Museum became a daily
topic of discussion.
Rather than be a sheep
amidst a circle of wolves,
it was an easy decision to
step back and see what
would happen.
Fast-forward to
almost nine years later.
My reputation on the
council was that I would
vote on an issue with passion for what I believed
was right, no matter if I fell
into the majority or not.
The problem over the past
nine years was actually not
a problem, but a mature
blessing.
This curator asked me
to spend more time at the
Barnes Museum than I
could have imagined. She
knew that years ago I had
lobbied for the museum
to be self-supporting until
I realized that a small
metal can with dollar bills
stuffed inside wasn’t going
to do the trick. Then I
saw for myself, the admiration and respect visitors
from Southington and
every state in the country
showed, how they marveled at the nostalgic
items laden throughout
the rooms.
I stood there every
holiday and heard people
whisper about the extraordinary lamps, clothes,
chairs, photos, dishes, carpets, musical items and
the Victorian craftsmanship of each room.
The whispers embarrassed me since they were
in praise of Southington.
The praise was for a town
that thought enough of
history to preserve this
mansion of a man who
was a millionaire in the
1930s, a tremendous
achievement and glaring
monster to the poor
immigrants who had
migrated to Southington,
including my own father
and mother.
My early opinion that
Bradley Barnes was an
arrogant, cheap miser was
dispelled only when I
learned how much money
he donated to helping
others. When his childhood toys displayed on
the porch awed children
and their parents gawked
at 100-year-old harmonicas, drums and tools, I
knew that my retreat was
necessary no matter what
the penny-pinchers and
over-zealous councilors
like myself at the time had
concluded. Frankly, Marie
has consumed the museum with admiration and
love that is truly impressive and remarkable.
I’ve never openly apologized to my wife about this
museum issue, but now I
hope this column will suffice.
Art Secondo is president of the Southington
Chamber of Commerce.
The opinions expressed in
this column do not necessarily reflect the views of
the Chamber of Commerce
membership.
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Our Scholars
Kennedy announces Students of the Month for April
Kennedy
Middle
School recently announced
the names of its April students of the month.
Teachers nominated these
students for their academic
improvement or performance, exemplary citizenship, and/or participation
in extra curricular activities.
The sixth grade students of the month are Kyle
Chinigo, Brian Durocher,
and Veronica Heigel.
Kyle, the son of David
and Jean Chinigo, is a student who leads by example.
Respected by both students
and staff and the owner of
an excellent work ethic, he
takes pride in his academics.
He also exhibits
tremendous citizenship.
Kyle cares about others and
his community which is
evidenced by his activities
that help the environment.
An example of this assistance is the East Street
marsh cleanup to protect
the heron population living
there. Kyle is also very
active in his church group
and with such humanitarian efforts as the making of
Dominican Republic relief
package. He is a member of
the
band
and
the
brass/percussion group,
the honor roll, and the
Ski/Snowboard Club. He
also plays town football.
Shortly, Kyle will live in a
cardboard box and fast for
thirty hours in his effort to
raise money for the local
food pantry.
The son of Stephen
and Lori Durocher, Brian
has qualities and attributes
that distinguish him from
fellow students. Known for
his positive attitude and
caregiving ways, he is a
member of the orchestra,
the honor roll, the Success
Café, and the cross country
team. Brian plays travel
basketball, has worked on a
toy drive for Haiti, and likes
to play outside.
Veronica is the daughter of Ronald and Elissa
Heigel. She is a kindhearted
young lady who always
includes other students in
discussion and activities. A
problem solver, she considers all aspects of a situation
before reaching a decision.
Veronica’s kindness and
unselfishness make her an
asset to her team and a joy to
work with. She is a member
of the Environmental Club,
the orchestra, the honor roll,
the yearbook, and MATHCOUNTS. Veronica plays
town volleyball, has taken
dance lessons for seven
years, and volunteers as a
Book Buddy at the YMCA.
She has been a Girl Scout for
the past six years, has
attended horseback camp,
and takes riding lessons.
The seventh grade students of the month are
Robert Albrecht, Grace
Cardozo,
Catherine
Najarian,
and
Natalie
Rickard.
R.J., the son of Robert
and Carrie Albrecht, is the
seventh grade Unified Arts
student of the month. An
honor roll student who
excels in art, he always
helps his teacher and other
students when he finishes
his own projects. Outside
school R.J. plays town football.
The
daughter
of
George and Molly Cardozo,
Grace is a diligent, compassionate student who takes
great pride in her academic
work. She is constantly
putting in the extra effort to
go above and beyond what
is expected of her and
works extremely well independently and in groups,
often taking the role of a
leader. Grace is a member
of the Drama Club, the
cheerleaders, the band, and
the National Junior Honor
Society. She is a member of
the town’s basketball, softball, and cheerleading
teams and is active in her
church’s youth ministries.
Grace enjoys cooking and
being with her friends during her free time.
Catherine
is
the
daughter of Michael and
Irene Najarian. A positive
and patient young lady
who is also creative, industrious, and motivated, she
is an enthusiastic and quick
learner who takes suggestions well. Catherine is an
honor roll student and a
member of the Success
Café. She includes drawing, playing catch, and animals among her interests,
and this summer she will
volunteer at a day care center.
Natalie, the daughter
of Dana and Kathleen
Rickard, is an enthusiastic
student who is always
ready to accept a challenge.
A pleasure to have in class
where she displays leadership skills, she is a member
of the band, the National
Junior Honor Society, the
honor roll, the school
newspaper,
the
Ski/Snowboard Club, and
the Stock Market Club.
Our Milestones
Zatina
to wed
Egan
Mary Anne Zatina has
announced the engagement
of her daughter Dayna Zatina
to Scott Egan.
Dayna is the daughter of
Mary Anne, of Southington
and Thomas Zatina, of Planco
Texas.
Scott is the son of Patrick
and Joan Egan, of Parisippany
NJ.
Dayna works at the
Andrus Children’s Center in
White Plains, NY. She graduated from Villanova University
and the University of Hartford.
Scott works for F.M.
Global in New Jersey. He also
graduated from Villanova.
The couple met their
sophomore year at Villanova.
A September 3 wedding is
planned at St. Thomas in
Villanova PA.
Dayna Zatina and Scott Egan
SUBMITTED
Kennedy Middle School recently announced its Students of the Month for April.
They are pictured, front, from right, Natalie Rickard, Catherine Najarian,
Veronica Heigel, Melissa Borysewicz, Priya Patel, Katherine Mellitt, and Kyle
Chinigo.
Back, from right, Mrs. Pam Aldi, Grace Cardozo, Brian Durocher, Robert
Albrecht, Alexander Jamele, Mr. Angelo Campagnano.
Natalie plays town softball
and soccer and takes gymnastics at the YMCA. She
volunteers at Mulberry
Gardens and counts dance
and art among her interests
outside school.
The eighth grade students of the month are
Melissa
Borysewicz,
Alexander
Jamele,
Katherine Mellitt, and Priya
Patel.
Melissa, the daughter
of
Henry
and
Mary
Borysewicz, is a good student who gets along well
with her peers. With her
good sense of humor, she is
well-liked for being pleasant and friendly at all
times. Melissa is an honor
roll student who is a member of the chorus and swing
choir.
She volunteers
through the Polish Falcons
at the Apple Harvest
Festival. In addition, she
likes to draw and read mystery novels and names
math her favorite subject.
The son of Edward and
Laurie Jamele, Alex is a diligent student who works
well with his peers. An
honor roll student, he has
made tremendous strides
over his three year career at
J.F.K. Alex plays town football and lacrosse, coaches
Pee Wee football, and
enjoys skiing, snowboarding, and playing basketball.
Katherine
is
the
daughter of Roger and
Jennifer Mellitt. An honor
roll student, she is intrinsically motivated by a desire
to learn. Conscientious,
responsible, curious, and
determined, she is a member of the National Junior
Honor Society, the Peer
Advocates, the soccer team,
and the band.
Priya, the daughter of
Alpesh and Alpa Patel, is an
outstanding student who is
extremely conscientious
and always does her best.
She is a member of the
honor roll, the National
Junior Honor Society, and
the Peer Advocates. Priya
plays town softball and
includes among her interests reading, listening to
music, and hanging out
with friends.
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Our Healthy Lifestyles
Some things to know about water safety
Did you know that
drowning is the second
leading cause of unintentional injury related death
for children between the
ages of 1 and 14?
Children under the age of
one most often drown in
home pools and were out
of sight from one or both
parents according to the
Centers for Disease
Control (CDC).
Adults must maintain
constant supervision near
any body of water. Any
distraction can allow an
accident to occur. U.S.
Barbara Glaude
Southington
YMCA
Coast Guard approved
lifejackets are important
for inexperienced swimmers however parents
should be sure that they
are being worn properly
and that the lifejacket fits
snugly to the child. A lifejacket that is too large will
not help a child in trouble.
Active adult supervision is the most important
way to ensure all children
are safe in the water.
Adults should also
discuss all pool rules with
children when attending
pool parties, fun swims at
the local town pool or any
open body of water. The
number one rule no matter how old the children
are is that no one goes
into the water without
adult supervision.
No one swims alone!
This is especially important with teens. Peer
pressure is a huge factor
in teen drowning with
teens feeling untouchable.
When hosting a pool
party please make sure
that there are adults
specifically assigned to
watch the pool.
Designated pool watchers
keep all children safe.
They should be actively
watching the pool and not
talking on their phone or
sharing alcohol. Adults
should take turns watching the pool so that it
does not become one person’s responsibility.
If a child appears to
be missing- check all bodies of water first. Seconds
count in preventing death
or disability. Be sure to
call 9-1-1 if needed and
always have rescue equipment available at the
pool. Adults who cannot
swim should never jump
in to save a child as they
quickly may become a
victim themselves. Reach
or throw, don’t go!
Have a safe summer
and make sure children
know how to swim.
For more information
check www.nationalwatersafetymonth.com for more
information. If you have
any questions or concerns
regarding swim lessons or
water safety contact Barbara
Glaude, YMCA Aquatic
Director at 860-426-9553 or
[email protected].
A positive attitude is a major way to decrease stress
\If any of you have had
the pleasure of listening to
Dr. Bernie Siegel speak you
will understand how
important attitude is in
your health. If you don’t
know who Dr. Siegel is, he
is an oncologist who previously worked at Yale
Medical Hospital. He recognized how important a
positive attitude was in the
treatment of cancer.
A positive attitude is
also important in your day
to day life.
For example, I have two
kinds of patients. Let’s say
they both have back pain.
The first patient will enter
the office and say things
like “I am dying, I can’t
stand the pain, this isn’t
working, I am dying…” Of
course the emphasis is on
Dr. Carol Grant
Alternatively
Speaking
the words “dying, pain and
isn’t working.” Upon further
questioning, I find out that
the patient has been doing
quite well until the last hour
or so when the pain
returned or increased to the
point where he is “dying.”
The second type of
patient will come in and
say things such as “I feel
great, I can’t believe how
wonderful I am doing,
you’re a miracle worker.”
Again upon questioning, I
find out that they were in
pain most of the day, but
this last hour or so is great
and they feel wonderful.
Who do you think has the
better attitude…the better
“will to live?” Who do you
think will get better faster
and most importantly who
do you want to be around?
I do a lecture on stress
management where positive
attitude is a major way to
decrease stress. I give a
short quiz on positive thinking that I think you might
find interesting. There are
15 questions which you
answer 1-5, where a 5 is
always and 1 is never.
Take the quiz, add up
the answers and see how
positive you are.
1. When the unexpected forces you to change
your plans, are you quick to
spot a hidden advantage in
this new situation? 2.
When you catch a stranger
staring at you, do you conclude it’s because he or she
finds you attractive? 3. Do
you like most of the people
you meet? 4. When you
think about next year, do
you tend to think you’ll be
better off than you are now?
5. Do you often stop to
admire things of beauty?
These are tough questions.
Make sure you answer
them honestly.
6. When someone finds
fault with you or something
you’ve done, can you tell
the difference between useful criticisms and “sour
grapes” which is better off
ignored? 7. Do you praise
your spouse/best
friend/lover more often
than you criticize him or
her? 8. Do you believe the
human race will survive
into the twenty-first century? 9. Are you surprised
when a friend lets you
down? 10. Do you think of
yourself as happy?
Don’t rush through
this. Think about your
answers.
11. If a policeman
stopped you for speeding
when you were quite certain you weren’t, would you
firmly argue your case and
even take it to court to
prove you were right? 12.
Do you feel comfortable
making yourself the butt of
your own jokes? 13. Do you
believe that, overall, your
state of mind has had a
positive effect on your
physical health? 14. When
you think back over the
past few months, do you
tend to remember your little successes before your
setbacks and failures?
And the last is the best
question, 15. If you made
a list of your ten favorite
people, would you be on it?
Dr. Carol Grant, a local
chiropractor, does not
intend this column to substitute for medical advice.
She urges you to always
consult with your personal
physician before changing
any current program.
The newly passed budget law may impoverish seniors
The budget bill just
passed by the legislature,
and signed into law by the
Governor, may have the
effect of impoverishing
seniors. Here is why.
Under current law,
when either a husband or
wife needs nursing home
care, or care under the
Connecticut Medicaid
Home Care Program, the
healthy spouse can keep
$109,560 of assets. That in
itself is not much to live
on for the rest of your life,
especially if you are in
your 70s when your
spouse becomes sick.
Under the new law,
the state will take a snapshot picture of your assets
as of the date your spouse
is institutionalized, and
require you to reduce
those assets to one-half by
spending them down,
instead of saving them for
yourself.
For example, if you
only have $150,000 of
assets, you will have to
spend $75,000, and will
only have $75,000 left.
The math gets worse
if you have less, because if
Stephen Allaire
Elder Security
you only have $80,000,
you will have to spend
down to $40,000. There is
a bottom limit of $21,912
that the healthy spouse
can keep no matter what,
so if you have $40,000,
you will not have to spend
down to $20,000.
That is not much consolation, however, if that
is all you can keep to live
on for years after.
The plain effect of
this law is to hurt the
most, the people with the
least amount of assets.
This is especially hard
on those seniors who
want to get Medicaid in
their home, because
Medicaid will only pay up
to $5,600 per month for
home care, and if the family needs to supplement
that care with their own
funds, they will have less
funds to use for that purpose.
And, if the “healthy”
spouse later needs care
for himself or herself,
there will be fewer funds
to pay for that care.
A great percentage of
married seniors do not
have the $219,120 it
would take to be able to
keep the maximum of
$109,500, which is one
half of $219,120, so it
appears many seniors will
feel the unwelcome effect
of this unfortunate development.
If that were not
enough, the new law
increases the cost sharing
(similar to a co-pay) for in
home care from 6 percent
to 7 percent. There was a
proposal to eliminate
completely the lowest
level program for in home
care, but that proposal
was removed from the
final bill.
Last, as a final twist of
the knife, the new law
reduces the amount that a
senior in a nursing home
can keep for personal
needs, from $69 per month
to $60 per month. That
does seem over the top.
This money is usually
used for haircuts, small
treats, cable TV, magazine
and newspaper subscriptions, or replacing lost
clothes. The only good
thing that can be said is
that Connecticut does
have fairly good programs
for in-home care, compared to many states, but
the ability to qualify has
become more onerous.
It is expected that the
new requirements will be
effective July 1, 2011, so if
you need care, and assets
are below $219,000, you
should immediately take
steps to see if eligibility
can be gained by July 1.
Attorney Stephen O.
Allaire is a partner in the
law firm of Ruggiero,
Ziogas, and Allaire, members of the National
Academy of Elder Law
Attorneys, Inc., with offices
at 271 Farmington
Avenue, Bristol, (860) 5842384), or on the web at
www.rzalawyers.com.
If you have a question,
send a written note to
Attorney Allaire at
Ruggiero, Ziogas, and
Allaire, 271 Farmington
Avenue, Bristol, CT 06010,
and he may use your question in a future column.
Hospital to hold bereavement group
The Hospital of Central
Connecticut will offer a
bereavement support group,
5:30-7 p.m. Tuesdays in June
and July at the New Britain
General campus, 100 Grand
St.
The group is for those
who have experienced the
death of a family member,
partner or close friend in the
past two years. Meetings are
facilitated by Karen Caplan,
MSW, clinical social worker,
and will provide opportuni-
ties to learn about grief and
about ways to cope with the
intense emotions and experiences people have when
someone dies.
Space is registration is
required by June 3. For information or to register, call
Karen Caplan, 224-5900, ext.
6573.
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•Good Times.........page 13
Neighbors
•Restaraunt Review...page 19
•Sports.........20
Our Friends
Faces in the Crowd
Chatting it up on Skype
Video phone calls over internet catching on
By CARRIE MACMILLAN
Special to The Observer
“Skype, skype!”
It’s a word 2-year-old
Zachary Ham of Wolcott
often calls out, signifying
his desire to chat with his
far-flung grandparents via
the computer. In an age
when text and email messages threaten to make the
old-fashioned telephone
obsolete, Skype merges
technology with face-toface contact.
Skype, a software
application that lets users
make voice and video calls
over the Internet, was
recently purchased by
Microsoft for $8.5 billion.
Skype was founded in 2003
and is increasingly gaining
popularity in the U.S.
Thanks to its ease of
use, many of its users - and
there are now 170 million rely on it as a way to stay in
touch with distant family
Tammi Knapik
members and friends.
Hannah Comparone
When talking to fellow
Skype users, calls are free.
Zachary’s grandparents
live in South Carolina and
Each week we interview a ‘regular person’ like you for
West Virginia, but they get
our Faces in the Crowd. This week we meet Hannah to see their grandson at
Comparone.
least once a week through
How long have you been
“Transformers.” It’s a Skype.
connected to Southington?
very action packed film.
“It’s really been great
What is the best piece of because he recognizes
My parents are originally
from town. I have been con- advice you have ever them and they aren’t just
nected for about 40 years.
received.
pictures or voices,” said
What do you like about
Listen to yourself.
Zachary’s mother, Melissa
the town?
If you could meet any- Ham. “His grandparents get
I love the Apple Harvest one in the world, who would to see him running around
Festival and the parades. I like you like to meet?
and it’s free, which you
Jack Black, he is really
to spend time playing softball
at the parks in town.
funny. I would ask him what
What is your favorite his favorite movie was that he
movie?
played in.
On Thursday, June 16,
the current Civil War
exhibit at the Southington
Historical Society will
present “Simply Lincoln” a
signature performance of
President Lincoln’s own
words by Howard Wright, a
Civil War Reenactor.
The presentation will be
from 6:45 - 7:45 p.m. at the
Society building. It is free
and open to the public however seating is limited and
reservations are required to
reserve your seat please call
Robert Cusano at 276 7323
or 621 8885.
Speaking in the first person, Wright will give context
to President Lincoln’s speeches and other writings. He will
SUBMITTED focus on the turbulent years
of President Lincoln’s nationMother Goose recently visited the students at Grace
al importance (1858 – 1865)
Nursery School.
and will include excerpts
Above, Dylan Leece shares a laugh with Mother
from speeches, letters, and
Goose, who read her nursery rhymes to the students. messages to generals and
Listen to yourself
can’t beat.”
Ham connects to
Skype on her laptop and
chases Zachary around the
house with it. Personally,
Ham prefers talking on the
telephone.
“I spend a lot of time
looking at myself and
assessing how I look,” she
said. (Most people set up
Skype so that there is a
small image of themselves
in the corner of the screen
to make sure the camera is
properly focused.)
Zachary, however, is
less interested in the telephone.
“He just wants to push
all the buttons and it’s
harder to get him to understand he’s talking to his
grandparents,” Ham said.
“In the beginning, I
think he was a little confused by Skype and I
thought he might think
that everyone on TV or the
computer could interact
with him, but he differentiates what is a video or cartoon and what is not.”
In Southington, Blerina
Bicaku relies on Skype to
keep even further afield relatives in touch with their
18-month-old daughter.
Her husband’s parents live
in Sweden, so the family
uses Skype three to four
times a week to keep up
with them. Sessions range
from 30 minutes to three
hours.
“Wherever the baby
goes, we just follow her.
They get to see her play
and eat and talk with her,”
said Bicaku, who cooks
dinner or does household
chores while she chats. “We
don’t use the phone with
them unless it’s an emergency.”
Alex Halavais, assistant
professor of communications at Quinnipiac
University in Hamden, said
that because Skype is free,
many people use it as often
as three or four times a day.
“It doesn’t have to be a
half-hour phone call, but
just a ‘Hey, whatcha doing?’
kind of thing,” said
Halavais, who uses Skype
to talk with students in a
graduate course he teaches
about interactive communication.
What the Microsoft
acquisition will mean is
unclear, Halavais said.
“I can’t imagine that for
$8.6 billion, they don’t
expect to extract some kind
of fee,” he said. “But if they
do it right, I think it will
stay free for the casual user
and they’ll use it as a loss
leader for attracting businesses, which are using
Skype like crazy because it’s
better than some of the
meeting sites out there.”
Video chatting is also
available through Google
and Windows Live
Messenger, among others.
What is Skype? Skype is
a software application that
lets users make voice and
video calls over the
Internet. It is free to call or
video chat with fellow
Skype users. To get it, visit
www.skype.com and download the free software.
Choose a unique Skype
name to set up an account,
locate the Skype name of
the person you wish to call
and dial. Most computers
and laptops have cameras
built into them.
Among other features,
Skype can also be used to
make voice calls to nonSkype users for a fee. For
information, visit
www.skype.com.
Who uses Skype?
According to the 2010 Pew
Research Center’s Internet
& American Life Project:
* Almost a fifth of
American adults - 19 percent - have tried video calling online or through their
cellphone.
* A third of Internet
users - 34 percent - living
in households earning
$75,000 or more have participated in such calls or
chats, compared with 18
percent of those earning
less than $75,000.
* Younger Internet
users are more likely to
make video calls. Some 29
percent of Internet users
between ages 18 and 29
have participated in video
calls or chats or teleconferences, compared with 15
percent of users 65 or older.
Historical Society to host Simply Lincoln event
Mother Goose visits
Congress.
Wright is one of several “Lincolns” (from around
the country) who are profiled in an exhibit titled
“Being Lincoln” at
President Lincoln’s
Cottage in Washington,
D.C. He is a member of
the Association of Lincoln
Presenters and is the first
and currently only ALP
member and Lincoln
Presenter in Connecticut.
Wright holds a
Master’s Degree in Liberal
Studies, Science Major
(earth science concentration), from Wesleyan
University; a B. S. Ed,
University of Connecticut,
and is a middle school science teacher at Renbrook
School, in West Hartford.
Please note: due to an
increased demand for
Exhibit tours, the remaining Thursday evening lectures in June ( June 2, 9
and 23) will be replaced
with tours.
For further information
contact Robert Cusano at
621 8885 or 860 276 7323 or
visit the website at
www.southingtonhistory.org.
Civil War exhibit hours are extended
The current civil war
exhibit at Southington historical society is extended
through Sunday, June 26.
All events are free and open
to the public.
The state of
Connecticut has requested
all historical museums to
open on Saturday, June 11,
to allow each museum to
show their current exhibit
and their historical artifacts
as part of state-wide open
house events.
The Southington historical society has scheduled the following events
for May and June, ending
with an open house and
civil war exhibit closing ceremony on Sunday, June 26
from 1-3 p.m.
Specific information
on the Thursday lecture
topics will be published
separately.
Thursday lectures:
6:30-8:30 p.m., June 9, June
16, and June 23.
Saturday 1 p.m. – 3
p.m. Open house—civil war
exhibit: June 4, June 11, and
June 18, June 25.
Sunday, 1-3 p.m. Open
house—civil war exhibit:
June 5, June 12, and June 26
(civil war exhibit-closing
ceremony).
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Obituaries
Joan Gasperini, co-owned Pete’s Grocery
Joan (Potash)
Gasperini, 78, passed away
May 20. She was the
beloved wife of the late
Peter L. Gasperini.
She was the daughter
of the late William and
Albina (Logwin) Potash.
Gasperini and her husband owned Pete’s Grocery
in Plantsville. Neighborhood kids loved going in
and buying the penny
candy. After many happy
years of service in the
pharmacy, she retired from
CVS in Southington.
She enjoyed quilting
and was a member of the
Apple Valley Quilters. She
knitted many prayer
shawls but was best known
for her soothing “rice
bags”. She was a member
of Mary Our Queen
Church. She volunteered
for many community services.
Gasperini will be
remembered by her children, Elizabeth Prusski and
her husband John of
Branford, Peter W.
Gasperini of Vinalhaven,
Maine and Nancy Flanigan
of Southington, her grandchildren, Eric, Patrick,
Samantha, Kayleigh and
Mackenzie will never for-
get Joan’s kind and giving
spirit. She is also survived
by her brothers Richard
Potash and wife Carol and
William Potash and his
wife Joan and her sistersin-law Alberta Smith, Irene
Masciangioli, and Paula
Shamou. All of us who
knew and loved Joan will
keep her memory alive.
Burial will be at the
convenience of the family.
June Vassar, loved gardening and baking
June (Landry) Vassar,
85, passed away at
Meridian Manor. She was
the wife of the late
Richard Vassar.
She was born October
7, 1925 in Hartford to the
late Charles and Hanna
Landry.
Vassar was a member
of Grace United Methodist
Church.
Vassar loved gardening, baking, but her
grandkids were dearest to
her heart.
She is survived by her
sons Lance Vassar and
Lawrence Vassar and wife
Karen, grandchildren
Ryan, Mathew, James,
Christine, Kevin, and
Elissa, great-grandchildren Ethan and Eli and
also Deborah Vassar.
Vassar was predeceased by a grandson
Richard.
Helen St. John, enjoyed knitting and traveling
Mrs. Helen C.
(Schroeder) (Dwyer) St.
John, affectionately known
to all as “Munya,” 98 years
young, of Waterbury, died
surrounded by her loving
and caring family at the
Cheshire house.
She was the widow of
William P. Dwyer and
Raymond F. St. John.
She was born in New
York, New York, on April 24,
1913, the daughter of the
late Henry and Gretchen
(Dicek) Schroeder.
St. John worked her
entire life, beginning at the
age of 14, in various jobs.
She was a longtime volunteer at Saint Mary’s
Hospital, loved palying
cards and always enjoyed a
good party.
She enjoyed knitting,
crocheting and traveling.
Most of all, “Munya” was a
loving homemaker and we
extremely proud of her
daughter and her devoted
grandchildren and great
grandchildren. Time with
all or one of them was her
favorite pastime.
St. John is survived by
her daughter Patricia
Mellitt of Wolcott, her four
grandchildren and their
spouses, Elizabeth and
Bradford Melius, of
Cheshire Roger and
Jennifer Mellitt, of
Southington, Timothy and
Susan Mellitt, of
Wilmington NC and Daniel
and Kristen Mellitt, of
Cheshire, as well as her 12
great grandchildren,
Bradford, John, William,
Margaret, Katherine,
Lauren, Joseph, Erin,
Gordon, Abigail, Brendan
and Ryan.
In lieu of flowers,
memorial donations in her
memory may be made to
the Children’s Community
School, 31 Wolcott St. PO
Box 1746 Waterbury CT
06721-1746.
Loretta Coccagna, was a teacher in Trumbull
Loretta (Kusy)
Coccagna, 72, of
Southington, entered into
rest on Tuesday, May 24, at
the Summit of Plantsville.
She was the devoted wife
of the late Abramo
Coccagna.
She was born in
Bridgeport on February 12,
1939, daughter of the late
Martin and Rose
(Notchick) Kusy, and she
lived most of her life in
Shelton.
Coccagna was a graduate of Southern
Connecticut State College
and Fairfield University,
and taught in Trumbull for
33 years before her retirement from Booth Hill
School. Loretta loved to
travel and cook.
She leaves her daughter, Shannon DeLaRosa
and her husband Jose of
Fairport, NY, a sister, Carol
Richard of Shelton, two
grandchildren, Shayna and
Jake Lane. She is also survived by two sisters-in-law
and their spouses,
Carmella and Arthur
Bazzano of Meriden, Rita
and Al Ingriselli of
Plantsville, brother-in-law
Valentino Coccagna of
Southington and several
nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased
by a brother, Martin Kusy.
Loretta’s family would
like to thank the staff at the
Summit for all the wonderful care given to her.
At the request of her
family, memorial contributions can be made to the
Alzheimer’s Association,
2075 Silas Deane Highway,
Rocky Hill, CT 06067.
David Stolberg, won honors for journalism skill
David Fox Stolberg
passed away peacefully on
May 24, in the arms of his
wife, Laura Papallo Stolberg
at Southington Care Center,
where he had spent the
past three and a half years.
Born October 10, 1927,
Stolberg enlisted in the
Korean War and there began
his 43 year journalistic
career by squiring around
Joe DiMaggio, whose autographed picture hung over
his hospital bed right next
to his Mother and Father.
Stolberg retired from
The E.W. Scripps Company
in 1990 after 38 years with
the company’s newspaper
division, where in his position as Assistant General
Editorial Manager, he influenced the quality of news
content
across the
country.
A New
York City
native,
Stolberg attended
Swarthmore College in
Pennsylvania before beginning his career with Scripps,
which took him to Denver,
Canada, Europe (including
Sweden, where he covered
the Nobel ceremonies),
Washington, D.C., New York
City and Cincinnati.
He won honors for his
reporting, was elected secretary of the National Press
Club while in Washington,
and was appointed to the
Scripps Howard
Foundation board. He
founded the Society of
Environmental Journalism,
and in his name the SEJ
annually honors outstanding service in this field.
Soon after his retirement, his wife of 45 years,
Ann Brandt Stolberg,
passed away. He remained
active in his Northern
Kentucky community and
was honored as an outstanding citizen by the
Friends of Covington.
He traveled in Italy,
and it was in Florence that
he met his future wife,
Laura. They were married
in 1996 and moved to
Spring Lake Village
Condominiums in
Southington, where David
quickly became a beloved
member of the Papallo
family and the community.
His love of life and his
fellow-man were evident in
all his endeavors. His
favorite expression was
“Life is a banquet and most
people are starving”. And
he would roll up his sleeves
and prepare a banquet for
them. He enriched the lives
of all who knew him.
Stolberg is survived by
his wife Laura and his
daughter, Mary Stolberg.
Donations may be
made to the Immaculate
Conception Church, 130
Summer St., Plantsville, CT
06479 or to the Southington
Care Center, 45 Meriden
Ave., Southington, CT 06489
to honor the wonderful
staff that so lovingly cared
for David these past three
and a half years.
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George Fusco, served in the
US Army for over 40 years
U.S. Army Brig. Gen.
George M. Fusco (ret) 79, of
Redstone Hill Bristol, died on
Tuesday, May 17, at Baystate
Hospice, Massachusetts.
He was predeceased by
his devoted wife of 50 years,
Elizabeth Ann (Binkowski)
Fusco with whom he resided
in their hometown of
Southington. The youngest
of ten children, George is survived by one brother, Joseph
(Katherine) Fusco, Plainville.
Fusco proudly served in
the U.S. Army for over 40
years (1948-1992). He attended the University of Maryland
and graduated from the U.S.
Army War College. He was a
Veteran of both World War II
and the Korean Conflict,
where he earned several
medals and commendations
for his dedication and duty.
He was a high ranking officer
assigned to Pentagon intelligence and retired as a
Brigadier General.
The patriotism Fusco
evidenced in the Army always
remained with him. George
served under several
Connecticut Governors beginning with the Honorable
Thomas J. Meskill who
appointed him Assistant
Commandant of the Rocky
Hill Veterans Home and
Hospital. In addition, George
held various
capacities
within the
Connecticut
and
Southington
Republican
Party, including CT GOP State
Central Committee member.
He shared his later years
with his companion Cynthia
Standish Kopcza of Bristol.
He enjoyed socializing at
Army reunions and caring for
his dog, Benji.
Fusco is survived by
three sons: Angelo M. Fusco,
his wife Helene and their son
Michael of West Hartford, CT;
George M. Fusco, Jr. of
Cheshire, CT, Cheryl BuntonMalin of Palm City FLA, and
their daughters Jennifer
(Adam) Lane of Lake Worth,
FLA and Lisa M. Fusco with
daughter Tiana of New
Britain, and Frank J. Fusco
and his spouse Jacqui, East
Hartford. In addition, George
leaves behind one daughter,
Mary Aleia, her spouse Bryan
and their son Brenden of
Bristol, CT. George will be
remembered by several
nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The
Wounded Warrior Project.
http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/.
Brian Carlson, owned B.
Carlson Co. in Southington
Brian Edward Carlson,
54, a former resident of
Southington, passed on
March 30, peacefully in his
home surrounded by his
loved ones after a two year
battle with prostate cancer.
He recently resided in
Manhattan, NY with his
companion Deborah
Zadorozny.
Carlson was born July,
16 1956, son of Nancy
Hinkley Carlson and Ralph
Carlson. He was the older
brother to Michael Carlson
and Penny Stakey.
He was married to
Cynthia Griffin for 23 years
and had two daughters, Nena
and Corinna Carlson.
Carlson worked for
Skyline Restoration of
Southington and was the
owner of B. Carlson Co., a
historical restoration company in Southington. He was
later employed by Barrett
Sheet Metal Co. of Danbury
and CES of New York City as
an Architectural Sheet Metal
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Specialist. Brian was a talented craftsman and artist.
He was a handsome
man with a unique sense of
style, most noticeably recognized by his “rat tail.” He
wore a smile and a Hawaiian
shirt to every occasion and
spent his free time enjoying
the outdoors and sharing his
love for nature with others.
Brain was a wonderful father
and friend who strived to
inspire others to keep a positive outlook on life with his
“glass half full” attitude.
His friends and family
remember him most for
being “the coolest dude
you’ve ever met.”
A private memorial was
held on April 10, 2011.
Donations in can be made to
the Prostate Cancer
Foundation in memory of
Brian Carlson at
www.pcf.org, by phone
(1.800.757.2873), or mailed to
Prostate Cancer Foundation,
1250 Fourth Street
Santa Monica, CA 90401.
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Our Night on the Town
The beauty... and the beat goes on this Sunday
By MIKE CHAIKEN
EDITIONS EDITOR
Three decades after
they first gave America the
beat, the Go Go’s are heading back on the road.
The band—which is
singer Belinda Carlisle, guitarists Charlotte Coffey and
Jane Wiedlin, bassist Kathy
Valentine, and drummer
Gina Schock— is bringing
its “Ladies Gone Wild” tour
to the MGM at Foxwoods
on Sunday.
The tour coincides
with a deluxe edition of
their debut album “Beauty
and the Beat,” which was
released 30 years ago on
1981.
Calling on the second
day of rehearsals in Los
Angeles before the Go Go’s
hit the road, Kathy said the
first day of rehearsal was a
bit nerve-racking for the
band.
“We haven’t played
much,” said Kathy. “It’s
been almost two years
(since we played)… It was
the longest break we had
been on.”
But, Kathy said, “It’s
like riding a bike.” Soon
enough, once the rehearsal
was under way, the members started to remember
things.
“We had a lot of fun…
It was very productive,”
said Kathy.
The set list for the tour
is a process of collaboration, said Kathy. The members each sent an email out
to the others with some
suggested songs they
should include and prepare
in rehearsal. “Everyone has
a say on what songs we’re
going to do or try,” said
Kathy.
On that first day of
rehearsal, Kathy said the Go
Go’s started off playing
what was most familiar to
get their bearings through
music. Then they tried
more unfamiliar songs to
see what worked and didn’t.
“It’s hit and miss,” said
Kathy about crafting a set
list for the tour. If the band
tries out a song for 30 minutes and it doesn’t sound
good or it’s not fun to play,
they set the song aside.
Many of the songs by
the Go Go’s were written
nearly 30 years ago. For
some bands, songs of that
vintage sound a little discordant with their age. Just
think of the Who playing
“My Generation” and reciting the lyrics, “I hope I die
before I get old.”
The Go Go’s bring the party to the MGM Grand at Foxwoods Sunday.
But Kathy said the
band is fortunate because
their songs were never really directed at a specific age
group, especially teenagers.
Instead, Kathy said, their
songs have always reached
out to a variety of ages.
“They translate well to
decades out.”
The Go Go’s were set to
tour last summer. But an
injury to guitarist Jane
Wiedlin scuttled that tour.
Kathy explained the
tour last year was supposed
to be the band’s farewell.
She said lead singer Belinda
Carlisle had decided she
wanted to quit the band.
But the band was able to
convince her to go out for
one more tour.
But those plans were
side aside when Jane was
injured, just as the band
was set to hit the road, said
Kathy. Normally, Kathy said,
the band would have found
a substitute for Jane. She
said it doesn’t make good
business sense to cancel a
tour especially just before it
is about to begin. But since
it being touted as the
band’s farewell tour, “We
couldn’t go out without the
original members.”
Whether or not the
band went out this sum-
mer, however, depended on
Belinda, said Kathy. Belinda
was looking to hang things
up. And Kathy said the
band couldn’t go out as The
Go Go’s without its lead
singer.
But, Kathy said, she
was speaking to Belinda
last November and asked
about trying to pull together the tour again this year.
Belinda said she had three
weeks in June and a week in
August when she would be
available to tour.
From there, the plans
were set in motion.
As it turned out, said
Kathy, this summer turned
out to offer a better opportunity for the band.
Belinda’s availabilities have
expanded since last year. As
for whether Belinda will
continue to be active with
the band after the tour still
remains to be seen, said
Kathy.
Although the touring
version of the Go Go’s may
be at an end, Kathy said the
band has considered
recording some new songs.
“I can’t think of any
more than exciting than a
new record,” said Kathy.
She noted 10 years has
passed since the band’s last
album, “God Bless the Go
Go’s.” And any new material
recorded by the band has
been assorted cover songs.
On the second day of
rehearsals for the tour,
Kathy said the band was
going to try a new song she
had written. The band will
give its input on it and see
whether it’s something the
band wants to pursue.
Whatever new material
develops for the Go Go’s
circa 2011 will have to be
fun, said Kathy.
Three decades after the
Go Go’s started, Kathy still
finds it enjoyable to be part
of the endeavor.
“For me, one of the
best things about playing
music is you get very much
in a moment,” said Kathy.
While she’s playing her
bass, said Kathy, “I’m not a
mom. I don’t have to deal
with home or the day-today things.”
“That’s why I like
music,” said Kathy.
On this tour, as noted,
the band also will be celebrating the 30th anniversary of their debut record,
“Beauty and the Beat.” The
album was the first ever
number 1 album recorded
by and created by an allfemale group “that didn’t
have a man pulling the
strings,” said Katy. And it
has been the only number 1
album created by an allwomen’s group.
“It was a huge landmark,” said Kathy.
Asked whether she
though the Go Go’s helped
make gender irrelevant in
music, Kathy said she didn’t
know. But, she said, “Beauty
and the Beat” did help get
the Bangles a record deal as
labels looked for the next
Go Go’s.
Additionally, Kathy
said, “(‘Beauty and the
Beat’) inspired a lot of
females to start bands and
become a musician,’ said
Kathy. “We did definitely
have an impact.”
When the Go Go’s
come to Foxwoods, Kathy
said fans can expect the
band’s favorite songs and
all their hits. Fans should
expect “to have a great
time.”
The Go Go’s perform at
the MGM Grand at
Foxwoods in Mashantucket
on Sunday, June 5 at 8 p.m.
Tickets are $25, $35, and
$45.
For more information,
go to MGMGrand
atFoxwoods. com or
GoGos.com
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Bands fight diabetes; Military gets free admission at museums
Kellie Lambert
McGuire
Observing
The Arts
Local bands will be
looking to raise money for
diabetes this weekend.
Seven groups will perform Sunday at Illusions
Cafe in Wolcott. The
event, which begins at
noon, is hosted by the
venue as well as Local
Band Review, a local
music advocacy and promotion compay. All proceeds will benefit the
American Diabetes
Association.
The line-up features a
mix of rock and blues
bands from central
Connecticut. Classic rock
band Bird and the Boys
will open the show at 1
p.m., followed by Waking
Elliot at 2, Bad Rooster at
3, Bristol’s Jennifer Hill at
4, River Jack at 5,
Lakshmi at 6 and the
Groove Junkies at 7.
Local music fans may
recognize Lakshmi as the
band that recently won
the radio contest to open
for Bon Jovi at Mohegan
Sun.
The event will be
from noon to 8 p.m.
Sunday at Illusions Cafe,
1639 Wolcott Rd. in
Wolcott. Tickets for the
all-ages show are $10,
with children under 12
years old admitted free.
Tickets are available at
the door on the day of the
show.
For more information
is available at www.localbandreview.org.
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For a complete list of
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Watch Museum, visit
www.clockandwatchmuseum.org.
AUDITIONS: New
Britain Youth Theater will
host auditions for its teen
company for the play “I
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Sunday and Tuesday.
“I Know I Saw
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Arts: June in the Brass City showcased
From page 14
pieces written by high
school playwrights and
adapted by Tom Erhard.
The play deals with teen
issues like popularity,
prejudice, bullying, first
love, family relationships
and other school troubles.
Auditions will be from
6 to 8 p.m. Sunday and
Tuesday at Trinity-OnMain Performance Center
Annex, 19 Chestnut St.,
New Britain. No prior
experience is required and
auditions are opend to
teens ages 13 to 18 years
from any town. Those
auditioning should prepare a monologue of 20 to
30 lines from the play; a
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walk-ins are welcome, too.
To schedule an audition,
call (860) 515-8115 or email [email protected].
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JUNE IN THE BRASS
CITY: The Palace Theatre
has several shows to kick
off the summer in June.
Smokey Robinson
will take the stage for a
special show sponsored
by Family Services of
Greater Waterbury on
June 9. The singer will
take on his hits, including
“Shop Around,” “Tracks of
My Tears,” “Tears of a
Clown,” “I Second That
Emotion” and “Cruisin’,”
at the special show.
Tickets are $100, $75, $65
and $55.
Ticket to Ride, a tribute to the Beatles, will be
June 10. Tickets are $25
for orchestra seats, $15 for
mezzanine seats.
Prince Royce will
are $125, $65, $55 and
$35.
An Evening with
Ronan Tynan on June 25
will be sponsored by the
Foundation for the
Advancement of Catholic
Schools. Tynan rose to
fame as a member of the
Irish Tenors. Tickets are
$75, $66, $55 and $45.
“An Evening of
Cabaret” with three New
York cabaret singers will
be June 27, presented by
the Osher Lifelong
Learning Institute and
Waterbury UConn. The
evening, which begins
with an hors d’oeuvre
reception, will feature
music from the American
songbook. Tickets are
$100, $65 and $45.
For tickets to any of
the above shows, call
(203) 346-2000 or log on
to
www.palacetheaterct.org,
or visit the box office at
100 East Main St.,
Waterbury.
CHARTER OAK CURRENCY
SHOW. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the
HOliday Inn Express. Twenty
talbes of dealers to buy, sell or
trade coins. Call 681-1511 for
more details.
FIRST ROBITICS TEAM
FUNDRAISER. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
at the Southington Auto Wash.
Money raised will help fund tournament expenses and purchase
supplies for robot building.
auditorium. Learn about scouting
and Pack 8.
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bring bachata music
infused with contemporary pop and rhythm-andblues, on June 11. Royce
has been credited with
introducing bachata
music to the world with
his bilingual cover of
“Stand By Me.” Tickets are
$75, $55 and $40.
“Fresh Fest: Part 2”
will be June 18. The hip
hop festival features performances by Naughty by
Nature, Slick Rick, EPMD,
Special Ed, Digital
Underground, Black
Sheep, Das EFX, Brand
Nubian, Rock Steady
Crew and more. Tickets
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FRIDAY, JUNE 3
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WINE TASTING TO BENEFIT
RELAY FOR LIFE. 7 p.m. at the
Aqua Turf. Organized by South
End School PTO Relay team.
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CT TRAIL DAY HIKES. Camp
Sloper, 9:30-11:30 a.m. 2.5 mile
hike sponsored by the
Southington Land Conservation
Youth raises money
to help Joplin animals
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WRITERS WORKSHOP. 2 p.m.
at the Southington Library.
Interactive workshop with
Meriden poet Paul R. Scollan. Cosponsored by the Southington
Arts Council.
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SUNDAY, JUNE 5
SOUTHINGTON
CAR WASH TO BENEFIT
RELAY FOR LIFE. 10 a.m. to 2
p.m. at the Southington Care
Center. Donate what you can to
have your car washed.
VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT
FUNDRAISER. Moutain Grove
Relay for Life fundraiser. Teams of
five, must include one female. $5
donation that will go towards
Relay for Life. Contact Tonya at
[email protected].
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A Plantsville Elementary
School student is working to
raise money to help the
Joplin Animal Adoption
Center in Joplin Missouri.
On May 22, Joplin was
ravaged by a deadly tornado
that left death and destruction in its wake.
Hayley Neupaver, a
third grader at Plantsville, is
running a fundraiser
through June 10 to help
raise money to aid animals
that have been left behind,
lost or abandoned.
“I feel bad for the people and the animals affected by the tornadoes,”
Hayley said, adding that she
is an animal lover and
hopes to become a veterinarian when she grows up.
Officials at Plantsville
School have helped, allowing
Hayley to post flyers about
the fundraiser at school and
mentioning it during a recent
morning announcement.
The adoption center in
Joplin is asking for money
so that it can purchase
exactly what is needed for
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Joint Knights of
Columbus meeting set
Hayley Neupaver
the animals. The center is
also asking that students
who donate draw pictures
of their pets so they can be
used to decorate the shelter’s walls.
“My daughter and our
whole family are animal
lovers and we believe that
even the littlest donation
will go along way seeing as
the animals can’t raise
money for them selves,”
said Hayley’s mother Janet
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Turf: Officials say it’s beneficial to town
From page 1
with the parks board
would help them with
their field space needs
while also helping us work
around students during
this construction.”
The school board had
placed a “moratorium” on
the turf field issue after
concerns were raised at
the state level about their
safety. Superintendent Dr.
Joseph Erardi told the
board that a study had
concluded that turf fields
were “just as safe, if not
$99.8 million (half of
which will be reimbursed
by the state) price tag.
Board members
expressed a wide variety of
opinions on the matter,
ultimately deciding to
table their decision with a
5-3 vote.
“For years, we have
built partnerships,” said
Chairman Brian Goralski,
who was in favor of the
idea. “This partnership
more so” than grass fields.
Parks Commissioner
John Fontana said he had
seen the technology
behind artificial turf fields
improve over the years.
“This is an item with
no negatives,” he said.
“Those have gone out the
window.”
While the BOE
seemed in agreement that
the project could benefit
the town, many were
skeptical about moving
the idea forward in the
current economy.
“Disruption of field
use is something you have
to accept as a matter of
course for a school renovation,” said BOE member
Patricia Johnson. “I think
it’s an issue that is minor
in the grand scheme of
things.”
In addition, there
were concerns that including this item with the middle school renovations
could backfire at the voting booth.
“The turf field is a
want,” said BOE member
Colleen Clark. “The middle school renovations are
a need. I don’t want them
lumped together on the
referendum as if they are
of equal importance.
They’re not.”
Those who were in
favor of the idea stressed
that it fit with the school
district’s goal of creating
community partnerships.
“The parks board has
been working on this for
years and answered all of
our questions, some of
them multiple times,” said
BOE member Kathy
Rickard. “This partnership
is something we need.”
Whether or not the
turf field is included in the
referendum package, the
Town Council will have to
decide on whether the
item goes to the voters.
School officials hope to
have it on the ballot for
this November’s municipal
elections.
SEF: Foundation awards new round of grants
School teacher Debra
O’Brien received a grant to
buy a salt water aquarium to
use in her marine biology
classes. Students would collect marine wildlife on the
shoreline and study it in the
classroom. Marine biology
classes are only available to
upperclassmen, but O’Brien
said she would incorporate
the device into activities for
other science students.
“I’ll be inviting the other
students to see the tank,”
O’Brien said. “Hopefully we
can get many more students
From page 1
gram. Her proposal would
challenge students to start
some kind of small business
endeavor with $100 to work
with.
“It’s an entrepreneur
club,” Perry said. “The kids
will have to come back with a
business proposal.”
The participating students would have a chance
to learn about real world
business concerns like marketing and allocating available funds.
Southington High
interested in marine biology.”
The third grant went to
SHS teachers David
DeStefano and Judith Dunn
for their “Who Wants to be a
Science Extraordinaire” proposal. The concept is a complex system that gathers student answers and data in the
same way that the game
show “Who Wants to be a
Millionaire?” gauges feedback from its audience.
The foundation also
gave out its two first “Apple
Vanguard” awards to some of
its strong supporters.
“As an organization, we
are completely dependent on
the generosity of the community,” said SEF Board
Chairman Bill Lutz. “We
wanted to acknowledge individuals and organizations
who have gone above and
beyond in terms of support.”
The American Legion
Auxiliary was recognized for
their numerous efforts on
behalf of local students.
“We try to be very
involved in the community,”
said Rachel Wache, president
of the Auxiliary. “We feel this
is part of our mission.
Children are at the top of our
list.”
Another award was
given to Marianne
Purushotham, who has made
large donations to the foundation with “alarming regularity.”
“I felt like this was a really worthy cause and what I’ve
seen so far has been wonderful,” she said.
Reptiles: Youth helps out a friend
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tongues. “We have a lot and
I’m trying to instill some
social responsibility in
them.”
In this case, the family
had a personal connection
to the cause they were supporting. Nathan and his
younger sister Bella became
acquainted with Urea Cycle
disorders through a friend,
three-year-old Mitchell
Maygar.
A Urea Cycle disorder is
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one of the enzymes in the
urea cycle in the liver which is responsible for
removing ammonia, a toxic,
but common, element in
proteins, from the blood
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However, kids still need
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a highly strict diet, consuming only the minimum
amount of protein needed
for his health along with
powerful medication.
His mother, Amy
Maygar, is very active in a
local non-profit organization called CJ’s Fund for
Urea Cycle Disorders.
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wonderful and understanding kids are with Mitchell,”
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Our Reviews
MIKE CHAIKEN
At left, Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco performs in the May 25 show in
Hartford. Above, Nate Ruess, left, and Jack Antonoff of fun.
Hartford gets in a Panic! Has some fun. And turns to Foxy
By MIKE CHAIKEN
EDITIONS EDITOR
The last time I saw
Panic! At the Disco in concert, they were performing
at what’s now known as the
Toyota
Oakdale
★★★
Theater in
Wallingford.
Performing
before a sold out crowd of
nearly 4,000 in that May of
2008, Panic! At the Disco
was headlining after their
debut, “A Fever You Can’t
Sweat Out” had exploded
across the charts a few
years earlier.
By the standards of the
music business, playing a
larger arena instead of club
or opening for a bigger act
seemed to be the logical
next step for the Las Vegas
based band.
But when the band
played in such a large
space, they seemed a little
out of their element and
uncertain to handle the
larger stage and the larger
crowd. The audience was
farther away, and the band
had yet developed the
moves and performance to
reach for the rafters, a
requirement for any arena
band.
A few years later, the
foursome of Panic! At the
Disco is now two members
lighter (The band is down
to lead singer Brendon Urie
Concert
and drummer Spencer
Smith— accompanied by
two new road musicians
Dallon Weekes on bass and
Ian Crawford on guitar).
And last Wednesday, they
played the smaller, more
confined space of the
Webster.
The sold-out crowd
was smaller. The stage was
smaller (albeit with a
Steampunk-inspired set
serving as a nod to their
last tour in the larger theaters). But Panic! At the
Disco was clearly in its element in the club setting.
On the claustrophobic
stage of the Webster, Panic!
At The Disco were lightning
in a bottle, electrifying their
adoring fans.
From the opening
number, the hard-charging
“Ready to Go” till the end of
the night, Panic! At the
Disco put the audience
into—to paraphrase from
their first album— a fever
they couldn’t sweat out.
The band has definitely
changed since I saw them
last, musically as well as
personnel-wise. The band’s
newest material is much
more anthemic. Tracks like
“Ready to Go” are rather
direct lyrically. Instead of
the little turns of phrases
that were trademarks of “A
Fever You Can’t Sweat Out,”
the band says what it
means. The change in
musical direction makes for
a more exciting live per-
those great bands that
should have been more
popular. But fun., thanks to
Nate, follows in that band’s
footsteps with great ease.
And with a new album
coming soon, fun. demonstrated with its performance that it’s ready to reach
a bigger audience looking
for a little intelligence with
its pop.
Foxy Shazam, the
opening act, played an all
too brief set that blew away
the crowd. With its mix of
1970s-era British glam, a la
Mott the Hoople and
Queen, and front man Eric
Sean Nally’s mix of Iggy Pop
meets Freddie Mercury
meets Mick Jagger antics,
Foxy Shazam gave every
indication they should be
headlining outside of their
native Ohio in the near
future
Their over the top and
musically complex set had
the audience cheering. And
Foxy Shazam demonstrated
that larger theaters and arenas will be natural setting
for their brand of rock and
roll.
I give the Panic! At The
Disco show at the Webster
May 25 with Fun and Foxy
Shazam 3 out of 4 stars.
formance because in a performance setting the subtlety of clever lyrics often
gets lost in the thrust of
guitars, bass, and drums
pumping behind a band.
Panic! At the Disco is now
about being in your face
while offering up their
unique blend of musical
eclecticism.
Brendon Urie, the lead
singer of Panic! At the
Disco, is a great front man.
Vocally, he demonstrated a
great passion for the songs.
He also was easily able to
handle the vocal gymnastics of the studio recordings
in a live setting.
Additionally, he was charming and gracious on stage
and you could tell he had a
great affinity for the band’s
fans who have stood by
them since they hit the
national stage in 2005.
The middle act on the
bill for the May 25 show
was fun. Fun. also offered a
great performance with its
brand of ornate alternative
pop. Lead singer Nate
Ruess, formerly of The
Format, and the rest of the
band turned out to be a
surprise find of the
evening.
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Tasty Bites
Manor Inn
Photos and text by
Stacey McCarthy
A Fandango salad from Manor Inn in Southington.
Each week, The
Observer hits up the local
restaurant scene, offering
you an inside look at the
culinary delights in central
Connecticut.
The Basics
Manor Inn
Open seven days a
week. Lunch is served
Monday- Saturday from 11
a.m. to 3 p.m.. Dinner is
served Monday to
Thursday from 3 p.m. to 9
p.m., Friday and Saturday
from 3 to 10 p.m. and 12
to 9 p.m. on Sunday. Full
service or pick-up catering
is available.
1636 Meriden
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Phone: (860) 628-9877.
Fax: (860) 628-4513
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The Buzz
The Manor Inn has
been family-owned since
1976. The restaurant runs
six “Pick-up” specials a
year. The next special
starts in August and is the
Lobster Fest. The Lobster
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lobster, clams, chowder,
corn, dessert, and coffee
for two people.
The Scene
Diners can choose to
eat in the comfortable
lounge area or the more
formal dining room. The
banquet room can accommodate parties of up to
150 people or the room
can be divided for smaller
get-togethers. Manor Inn’s
typical restaurant goers
include: business people
stopping in for lunch or
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couples during lunch and
dinner, and families at dinner time.
In Your Glass
Full service bar with
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Appletini.
On your plate
A prime rib dinner from Manor Inn in Southington.
Many Italian specialties such as: Chicken and
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Fillet of Sole Francaise
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Fisherman’s Platter (fried
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french fries and coleslaw)
and Salmon with Apricot
Maple Glaze. In addition to
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dishes, Manor Inn creates
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their weekly lunch specials. The lunch specials
change but corned beef
and cabbage is on the
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There is a new salad featured on the lunch specials
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Lacrosse wins
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By JOHN GORALSKI
SPORTS WRITER
A Westhill player swiped
at Matt Prezioso with his
stick. His second swing drew
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attackman, but nothing
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Prezioso made his move,
spinned past the first guy,
split the next pair of defenders, and skipped the lacrosse
ball between the legs of the
Westhill goalie.
Lacrosse
Southington marched to
a 13-9 victory in the first
round of the Class L boys
lacrosse tournament. After
years of struggling, the monkey is finally off their backs.
“This is definitely the
biggest win that we've had
since I've been here. If you
think about it, this is one of
the biggest wins in the program's history because we
have never won a playoff
game before,” said Blue
Knight coach Ron Chase. “As
much as it means to all the
guys on the field—the seniors especially—there's a lot
of alumni out here and on
staff, and this means so
much to us, too. So many
people have worked so hard
to get the win for this program.”
It didn’t come as easily
as it looked. The Knights fell
behind, 4-1, in the early minutes, and Chase was forced to
take a timeout and regroup.
The Knights emerged from
the break with seven straight
scores, and entered halftime
with a comfortable, 8-4 lead.
“We had to feel them
out. We knew they could
move the ball and score pretty quickly, but they could also
eat the clock up,” said Chase.
“We made some adjustments
on defense. The offense
became really patient, and it
showed. Guys stepped up.”
Class L Tournament
May 28
Southington 13
Westhill 9
With Westhill focusing
on Prezioso, the Knights
attacked with their depth,
spreading the ball through
the Viking’s zone for easy
scores.
“I've got guys that can
dodge a zone, so I had guys
that were dodging that first
guy in the zone,” said Chase.
“It was drawing the next guy
down, but they didn't have a
third guy coming over. We
picked that up after the first
couple of series of offense,
and we really started hammering away.”
Zack Wholley quarterbacked the assault with
seven assists. Kevin Cop and
Prezioso (3 assists) scored
four goals apiece. Mike
Carrier had three scores with
one assist. Pat Hamel and
Jordan Chapman added one
JOHN GORALSKI
Dylan Slade muscles past a Westhill player during a 13-9 victory in the
Class L boys lacrosse championships on Saturday, May 28.
goal apiece. Billy Thomson
collected 13 saves to secure
the victory.
“Everyone stepped up
today,” said Chase. “It was
that good, all-around effort
that I have been looking for
all year.”
Now the No. 13 Knights
(11-6) will travel south to take
on No. 4 Fairfield Prep (12-4),
last year’s runner up. The
Jesuits have reached the
finals in each of the last five
postseasons.
If the Knights play well,
Chase hopes to challenge for
a win.
“Obviously, we're going
to run a different defense
than we did today, a different
offense than we did today,
and we'll go from there,” he
said. “If we play a good game,
it will be an excellent game.
That's the best thing that I
can say.”
Don’t worry, it’s Drury
Mike Drury named as varsity football coach
SPORTS WRITER
A
row of Blue Knight
football players lined
the back wall of the
conference room. Coaches, administrators, and community members
huddled around the tables, and
Mike Drury stood with a mix of
confidence and patience as Eric
Swallow fielded an interrogation by
the press.
The Southington athletic
department announced that Drury
would be the next varsity football
coach for the town of Southington.
He becomes the third coach in as
many seasons, and Southington
Athletic Director Eric Swallow said
that the third time is the charm.
Drury is just the ninth person to
hold the job since 1932, and school
officials expect him to bring back
the consistency that the program
has enjoyed in the past.
Football
After all, that’s what he did last
season when the Knights, mired in
headlines and criticism, gave Drury
the reigns for a 52-13 victory over
East Hartford in mid-November.
“I think he was in a difficult
situation when we had that one
“
From the beginning, this has probably
been the toughest process
that I’ve had to go through.
There were several interviews,
and I’m not talking about easy ones.
“
By JOHN GORALSKI
Mike Drury,
SHS head football coach
scenario where he had to step up
and be a head coach. He did that
without missing a beat, and I think
the players respected him for that. I
know that the coaches responded
to that,” said Swallow. “I think that
he has provided us what we are
looking for at this point. We want to
build off where we are. We don’t
want to look at flipping it over. We
want to build because I think we’re
going in the right direction.”
Swallow said that character
and stability were some of the
main concerns when a selection
committee was formed in the days
following DJ Hernandez’ resignation. Swallow led the group which
included Gridiron President Kelly
Walowski, Principal Martin
Semmel, Assistant Principal Brian
Stranieri (a former assistant coach
for the Knights), Mike Forgione (a
member of the coaching staff and a
former player), Rob Thomson (a
community leader and a former
player), and a graduating high
school player.
“We had a cross-section of
people on that committee,” said
JOHN GORALSKI
Former Blue Knight assistant coach Mike Drury was
selected as the next varsity football coach at a press conference on Thursday, May 27.
Swallow. “We had members of the
administration. We had community members. We had alumni, and
that was important to me to
include people in the community
that had played for Southington
High School and had success as
athletes at Southington High
School. I wanted to make sure that
they had a voice to bring back a lot
of qualities in terms of tradition, in
terms of things that they experienced at Southington High School.
I know, in the short time that I’ve
been here, that there are a lot of
traditions and there’s a lot of feelings and emotions toward this program. I wanted to make sure that
See DRURY, page 23
21
Our Athletes
CCC
meet
Boys place 7th in CCC South
By JOHN GORALSKI
SPORTS WRITER
Southington’s distance runners have
battled through the regular season in a conference that’s loaded with top talent. On
Tuesday, May 24, the Blue Knights charged
past the competition at Hall High School in
West Hartford with six distance runners in
the top 10 at the CCC South championships.
The regular season doesn’t matter. The
postseason is what people remember.
Girls finish
seventh
By JOHN GORALSKI
Boys Track
SPORTS WRITER
With Cyndy Woolley’s
stretch across the finish line,
the sophomore sprinter qualified for the Class LL state
meet. The 4x100m relay team
survived a botched hand-off
on the West Hartford track, to
post another qualifying time.
On Tuesday, May 24, the
Lady Knight track & field
team launched themselves
into the postseason with a
pair of new qualifiers, three
conference champions, and
the confidence that comes
from peaking at the right
time.
Girls Track
“It all seems to be falling
into place,” said Southington
girls track coach Scott
Ottochian. “Everything that
we've been talking about and
gearing them towards seems
to be working out. That's
what we're most pleased
about. They are peaking at
the right time and having
those good performances at
the right time.”
Once again, Cherraine
Davis powered the Knights in
the throws, overpowering her
opponents by more than
eight feet in the shot put
(41’3”) and more than six feet
in the discus (112’11”).
“It never gets old watching Cherraine win. I've been
enjoying watching her throw,
and I'm getting excited to see
her throw at the states and
state open,” said Ottochian.
“You just can't get tired of
that.”
Rhiannon Jacobs captured the pole vault competition, clearing 9 feet, 6 inches
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“This is what we've been training for all
year because we knew going into it that
being conference champions wasn't very
feasible with our numbers,” said Blue
Knight track coach Matt Shea. “But we
trained to do well in the postseason, and
that's what happened. That's really great.”
Bryan ‘Boomer’ Wilcox and Tim Brown
set the pace. Wilcox finished third in the
3200m (9:55.6), and Brown finished third in
the 800m (2:00.81), but they weren’t alone.
Nick Tumolo (800m), Matt Walker (3200m),
and Kyle Hamel (1600m) each earned top 10
finishes in the distance events.
Southington was balanced throughout
their lineup and qualified two more entries
into the state competition. Travis Daly
earned a second place finish in the shot put
(44’1.5). Jarrid Grimmit, Paul Oliva, Sean
Erwin, and Nate Bonefaunt partnered for a
JOHN GORALSKI fourth place finish in the 4x100m (46.12). All
Rhiannon Jacobs clears the pole vault at the of them qualified for the Class LL meet with
their finishes.
CCC South conference meet in West Hartford.
“We did great. So good, in fact, that I'm
to win by 12 inches.
Manente (78’5”) finished almost surprised in a way,” said Shea. “Our
Southington
scored eighth in the javelin. Erica 4x100m team made states, and we had two
45.25 points at the meet to Kosienski matched her in the
finish seventh overall in the 100m (13.29) and finished
team
standings,
but eighth in the 200m (27.73).
Ottochian was more focused Lauren Zdeblick (pole vault)
on the individual perform- earned a top 10 in the pole
ances than the overall team vault and the 100m hurdles
ranking.
(20.7). Allie Vachon finished
“We talked about it 10th in the 100m (13.44), and
before, and the kids really Alyssa Lombardi finished
wanted to do well,” he said. 10th in the 800m (2:41.23).
“They wanted to qualify, and
Laura Wilcox, Alyssa
I told them that this was a Lombardi,
Stephanie
great opportunity. We've O’Keefe,
and
Hannah
been trying to peak for our Chamis combined for a
postseason meets, so I just fourth place finish in the
asked them to do the best 4x800m relay (10:49.73).
they can and give us their Kosienski, Vachon, Nicole
best performances.”
Wershoven,
and
Kara
Woolley finished sev- Fazzolari teamed for a sixth
enth in the long jump com- place finish in the 4x100m.
petition (14’11”) and the
400m (1:04.16) and 10th in
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Steve Maffiolini circles the track in
the 400m race at the CCC South
championship meet on May 24.
sophomores, a freshman, and a senior. What
a good sign for the future.”
Southington scored 63 points at the
meet, and claimed seventh place overall in
the team standings. Shea pointed to his
individual scorers. The Knights claimed 20
See BOYS TRACK, page 26
22
Southington Sports Scene
Unified Sports Track
On Wednesday, May 25, the Blue Knights hosted a
CIAC Unified Sports track meet on the varsity track.
Fourteen schools from across the state converged on
the field for one of the largest unfied sports events
in Connecticut.
Photos by JOHN GORALSKI
At left, the Olympic torch burns at the edge of the
track.
At right,
Courtney
Hedges
launches
herself into
the sand pit
during the
long jump
competition.
Above,
Andrew
Larkin
passes the
baton to Ricky
Williams for
the last leg of
the 4x100m
relay.
Below,
Ricky Davis
hurls the
spear during
the turbo
javelin
event.
At left, the
girls team
relaxes
between
events.
At right, Rebecca Casner tosses the
ball during a field competition.
Below, Elise Dolan prepares to pitch
a fastball during the shot put event.
Above, Dillon Bauchiero makes his
best attempt during the turbo
javelin competition.
23
Athletes
of the
Rebecca Casner
Andrew White
SHS Unified Sports Track & Field team
SHS Unified Sports Track & Field team
Class:
Senior
Class:
Senior
Reason:
Led the Southington girls at the
Unified Sports track meet on
Wednesday, May 25.
Reason:
Led the Southington boys at the
Unified Sports track meet on
Wednesday, May 25.
Maddalena. “She's probably got the most physical
challenges of anybody on
the team, but she's there at
every game and every practice. She supports everyone, and she never give up.
Everything's positive.”
In fact, Maddalena
credits Casner as the inspiration for the Southington
program, and she was one
of its pioneer athletes.
Whether it’s on the side
with her pom poms or in
the middle of the action,
Casner is always involved.
“She's been a leader
R
ebecca Casner
fought through
the deep grass
to position her wheelchair
at the starting line for the
javelin toss. She wheeled
across the field to challenge
the shot put and raced to
the track for a relay. On
May 25, Casner was never
far from the action at the
Unified Sports track meet,
but that’s what coaches
have come to expect.
“She has the most spirit, the most positive attitude,” said Lady Knight
coach Marguerite
Week
through and through,” said
Maddalena. “She's a positive girl with no limitations.”
As the only graduating
member, Casner has
become the leader for the
girls team that saw great
performances from Alyssa
Thompson, Elise Dolan,
Jordan Williams, Megan
DeSorbo, Megan Tillman,
Courtney Hedges, and
Kristina Mariani.
For her outstanding
athletic accomplishments,
Casner is our highlighted
female athlete of the week.
A
ndrew White
was poised at
the starting line
of the 4x100m race with a
wide grin and a determined
expression. The Blue
Knight senior was enjoying
his final performance as a
member of the Unified
Sports track team. After all,
White had little left to prove
on the track.
As was one of the students that helped launch
the unified program, he
had already done his part
as a three-sport athlete.
Wednesday, May 25 was
more like a victory lap than
a competition, and White
was enjoying every
moment.
“He really embodies
everything that Unified
Sports stands for,” said Blue
Knight unified track coach
Carrie Miranda. “He's a
leader. He's an athlete. He's
a scholar. He's just an
incredibly well-rounded
human being. We'll definitely feel his loss, but he's
going to UConn, and that's
just awesome.”
Miranda said that all
the boys did well. Andrew
TOP FEMALE PERFORMANCES
TOP MALE PERFORMANCES
• Cherraine Davis,
SHS girls track & field team:
Won the shot put (41’3”) and the discus
(112’11”) at the CCC South championship meet on Tuesday, May 24.
• Travis Daly,
SHS boys track & field team:
Finished second overall in the shot put
(44’1.5”) at the CCC Championships to
qualify for the Class LL state meet.
• Cyndy Wooley,
SHS girls track & field team:
Qualified for the Class LL meet with a 7th
place finish in the 400m (1:04.16) at the
CCC South championship meet.
Larkin, James Leblanc, Nick
Oropallo, Ricky Williams,
and Ricky Davis anchored
the boys team.
“They were able to
consistently perform in
both the track and field
events,” Miranda said. “The
boys always stick together.
They've got a great camaraderie, but that's typical of
most high school boys.
They did great.”
White led the way.
For his outstanding
athletic accomplishments,
White is our highlighted
male athlete of the week.
• Jim Stylinski and Kevin Twerago,
SHS boys golf team:
Partnered for a 71-stroke performance at
the Chappa Golf Tournament on May 26
to come within 6 strokes of the title.
Drury: Named as the Knights’ new gridiron coach
From page 20
all voices were heard.”
Drury survived the
process with his commitment to the program’s longterm traditions and the support from the staff and players.
“From the beginning,
this has probably been the
toughest process that I’ve
had to go through,” he said.
“There were several interviews, and I’m not talking
about easy ones. They were
difficult. That was tough, but
when I got the call. I knew
one thing. My goal has been
one thing my entire life, to
be a high school football
coach—and a long-term
high school football coach.”
It didn’t hurt that there
was an outpouring of support from the students and
the community, and Drury
had already displayed a
commitment to the community as a coach and as a new
faculty member in the special education department.
“One thing I learned
[during the interview
process] is that they care
about the community, the
student athletes, and the
program. That was evident
throughout the selection
process and the way they
spoke on it and what they
expected from me,” he said.
“I’ll be in the building,
teaching special education
next year. I’m thrilled for that
because I love teaching.
That’s another passion of
mine, too. I’m very humbled
and thankful.”
As for his age and inexperience as a head coach,
officials said that it wouldn’t
to senior members on the
gridiron staff as role models
and mentors for the young
coach.
“Age is what it is. It was
not a factor to the committee. We looked at the best
possible coach to sustain
this program and keep it
moving in the direction it
was going,” Stranieri said. He
also pointed to the wave of
support from the student
athletes as a determining
factor. “There’s a group of
seniors standing back there
who could have been looking at a third head coach
running a different offense
and defensive scheme. That
could have set the program
back a year. That might not
mean a lot to a freshman or
a sophomore, but to those
seniors who will never get a
chance beyond next year,
that was something that we
looked at, too. Consistency,
and Coach Drury brings that
along with a ton of other
things to the table.”
For his part, Drury is no
newcomer to coaching. He is
the son of Chuck Drury, a
storied coach at Pomperaug
High School who recently
retired after 35 years with the
Panthers. Drury followed his
father’s lead after college
graduation in 2005 and hasn’t strayed from the sidelines
ever since.
He was introduced to
high school coaching at
Cromwell. He coached football and track at Oxford High
School before returning to
his hometown and coaching
wrestling, track, and football
at Bristol Central. Last season, he was the defensive
coordinator for the Knights.
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“Yeah, I don’t have head
coaching experience, but
I’ve been around some
absolutely fantastic coaches
from when I was young in
midget football and stuff,
through high school, and
coaches that were coaching
at a very high division I
level,” he said. “I was mentored by some of these great
coaches, and they are some
of the most respectful coaches in the state at some of the
most successful programs in
the state. I brought that all
together, and I’m looking to
develop my own brand at
Southington High School.”
After all, that’s what
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be a problem for Drury as he
takes the helm of
Southington’s flagship sports
program. Swallow said that
youth was not a consideration even though it might
have been perceived as a
problem in the past.
“Everyone needs to be
judged on his own merit,
and I think that’s important,”
said Swallow. “We looked at
this situation with Mike
Drury and what we thought
Mike Drury could bring to
this program. We didn’t look
back and say because of this
or because of that. We measured Mike Drury for Mike
Drury, not against someone
else. I think that’s important.”
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would support Drury with
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Regular Season Roundups
Baseball
The Blue Knight baseball
team battled through a rainshortened contest, and extra
inning battle, and an
away/home double header in
their final week of the regular
season.
Southington finished 155 for the season (11-3 in the
CCC South) to earn a share of
the conference title and a
postseason home game with
the No. 8 seed in the Class LL
tournament.
Berlin 5, Southington 1
MAY 24—(6
innings)
When the boys left Berlin in a
downpour, they were cheering a 1-0 rain-shortened victory. By the time they arrived
at home, they had heard the
updated news. An official’s
ruling that had erased Berlin’s
5-run rally in the sixth inning
had been reversed. Instead of
cheering
a
1-0
win,
Southington fell, 5-1.
Sal Romano drew a
fourth inning walk to set up
Southington’s sole run, and
BJ Jannetty drew a bases
loaded walk to break the
scoreless tie.
Justin Robarge scattered
two hits over scoreless five
innings before Berlin’s sixth
inning surge was stopped by
the rain.
Southington 11,
Newington 3
MAY 25—Ben Nichols,
Sal Romano, Alex Roger, and
Zack Niles collected two hits
apiece. The Knights sent 12
batters to the plate in a 7-run
rally in the sixth inning, and
the Knights opened a double
header in Newington with an
11-3 win.
Romano struck out 10
batters and allowed just one
hit in six scoreless innings on
the mound. Tim Leahy
allowed three runs in the seventh inning, but held on to
secure the victory in the first
game.
Southington 6,
NW Catholic 5
MAY 25—(9
innings)
NW Catholic erased an early
4-0 deficit, manufacturing
solo runs in five separate
innings before Southington
tied the score in the bottom
of the seventh inning.
Matt Spruill drew a walk
in the bottom of the ninth,
and Zack Niles secured the
win with a double as
Southington won the second
half of the double header
with a 6-5 win over the
Indians.
Joe Sullivan secured the
victory, scattering nine hits
and seven strikeouts over
nine innings on the mound.
Sullivan allowed just one
earned run to improve his
season record to 4-1.
New Britain 8,
Southington 7
MAY 26—(6
innings)
Ben Nichols went 3-for-4
with a pair of doubles. Tyler
Burns went 3-for-3. The
Knights scored two runs in
the first, third and fourth
innings, but fell to New
Britain in the final inning.
Tim Leahy scattered
seven hits and three earned
runs over 6.3 innings, but
New Britain capitalized on
three Southington errors.
The loss cost the Knights
sole possession of the conference title, but they moved
into a tie with New Britain for
the CCC crown.
Softball
The Lady Knight softball
team won twice at the start of
the week. The girls welcomed
back their starting pitcher
Jessica Davenport from surgery, but a loss to NW
Catholic in the season finale
snapped a 16-game winning
streak for the Knights.
Southington enters the
postseason with a 17-2 record,
the CCC West title, and the
No. 2 seed in the upcoming
Class LL tournament.
Southington 7, Hall 0
M AY 2 4 — Je s s i c a
Davenport scattered two hits
and two strikeouts over two
innings in her return from
knee surgery, and Jordyn
Moquin pitched five scoreless innings in relief as the
girls rallied to a 7-0 win.
Moquin went 3-for-3
and accounted for two of
Southington’s runs. Nicole
Rossitto and Julie Bocek both
went 2-for-3. Southington
broke a scoreless tie with four
runs in the fourth inning and
held on for the win.
Southington 16,
Farmington 1
MAY 25—(5
innings)
Caitlin Downes went 3-for-3
with three runs and four RBI.
Michelle Sirois (3-for-4) and
Brittney Cyr (2-for-4) drove in
three
runs
apiece.
Southington batters combined for 16 runs on 17 hits to
cruise past Farmington in a
mercy-rule victory.
Sirois allowed one run
on six hits and struck out
seven batters to get the win.
NW Catholic 5,
Southington 2
MAY 26—NW Catholic
batters capitalized on two
Southington errors to score
four runs in the first inning
and held on for the victory in
the regular season finale.
Jessica Davenport did
not allow an earned run but
was credited with the loss.
Davenport left the game after
three innings with two hits
and two strikeouts.
Jordyn Moquin allowed
just one hit in four innings of
relief.
At the plate, Lady Knight
hitters were held to just two
runs
on
three
hits.
Southington still captured
the conference title despite
the loss with a 12-1 record in
the CCC West.
Volleyball
The Blue Knight volleyball team swept past two
opponents in the final week to
finish the season with a 16-2
record and a share of the CCC
South title with a 7-1 conference record.
Southington earned the
No. 2 seed in the Class L tournament as they begin their
title defense at home on
Saturday, June 3.
Southington 3,
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Regular Season Roundups
From page 24
Glastonbury 0
MAY 23—The Knights
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to secure a share of the
CCC crown
with
Newington. Southington
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conference
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first round, second round,
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securing the CCC title.”
Mike Cannata led the
scoring with 19 kills, 2 aces,
1 block and four digs.
Shane Quadrato (5 blocks),
Matt Russo (5 kills, 4 digs),
Chris Sherwill (8 kills),
Ryan Masters (26 assists, 7
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aces, 8 digs) contributed.
Southington 3,
South Windsor 0
M A Y 2 5 — D a n
Carbone collected 14 kills
and eight digs. Mike
Cannata scored 16 kills,
and Ryan Masters collected
33 assists as the Knights
swept past the Bobcats, 2514, 25-22, and 25-22.
Matt Russo (3 kills, 7
digs), Zac Nichols (4
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Hall 153,
Southington 159
MAY 23—Jim Stylinski
powered the Knights with a
38. Aaron Skarzynski and
Dave Valentukonis scored
40s, while Kevin Twerago
and Jared DeGumbia tied
for the final spot with 41s.
Southington lost to
Hall, 153-159, but broke
the 160-stroke barrier for
the first time this season.
Southington 165,
New Britain 190
MAY 25—Kevin
Twerago shot a 38 at
Stanley Golf Course in New
Britain to pace all golfers as
medalist in a 25-stroke victory over the Hurricanes.
Aaron Skarzynski and
Jared DeGumbia finished
with 42s, and Dave
Valentukonis contributed
the final score with a 43.
NW Catholic 143,
Southington 158,
Conard 158
MAY 27—Ryan Stridd
paced NW Catholic, shooting one-under-par with a
33 at Hawks Landing, but
Southington tied Conard at
the three-team match with
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score at the 82-team event.
Girls Tennis
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team went 2-2 in the final
week of the season to finish
with an 11-4 record to earn
the No. 12 seed in the Class
L tournament. Southington
will face No. 21 Fitch in
North Haven on May 31 for
a chance to face No. 5 North
Haven in the first round.
“I've got confidence in
them. I think we're going to
do okay,” said Lady Knight
coach Ed Kalat. “We just
need to play more. “
Newington 6,
Southington 1
M AY 2 4 — C o u r t n e y
Raace blasted past her No.
3 singles opponent, 6-2, 61, but Southington fell, 6-1,
to the Indians in a home
meet that was shifted to
Newington’s indoor courts
to account for the weather.
Hall 5, Southington 2
M AY 2 5 — C o u r t n e y
Race won, 6-3, 6-0 at No. 3
singles. Emily Sherwill and
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Southington 4,
Rocky Hill 3
MAY 26—(Game One)
Southington singles battled through two tiebreakers but swept through
Rocky Hill in straight sets
to power the victory.
Corinne Horanzy and
Katharine Otis survived
first round tie breakers to
win at No. 1 and No. 4.
Courtney
Race
and
Alejandra Gimenez won
easily.
Rocky Hill swept doubles play, but Southington
earned their 10th win of
the season in the first half
of the two-site road double
header.
Southington 6,
New Britain 0
Alejandra Gimenez, and
Courtney Race won their
singles matches.
Katharine Otis-Emily
Jepson, Jessica TopperAndrea
Rasimas,
and
Taylor
Grucza-Natasha
Lange swept through doubles play.
Boys Tennis
MAY 26—(Game Two)
Southington was able to
reschedule six of the seven
rain-shortened matches at
New Britain and won them
all.
Corinne
Horanzy,
MAY 25—The
Blue
Knight tennis team was
swept by Hall, 7-0, in West
Hartford in the final contest of the regular season.
Southignton finished the
season with a 12-5 record.
Boys track: CCC meet
From page 21
athletes with top 10 finishes.
Grimmit finished third
in the high jump (5’8”) and
fourth in the 100m. Jon
Bean (5’2”) finished 7th in
the high jump. Nate
Petropolos edged Ben
Straub by tiebreaker for
eighth place in the pole
vault (9’6”).
Nate Emery finished
third in the triple jump
(40’7.5”), sixth in the 100m
hurdles (18.09) and 10th in
the long jump (17’8.75”).
Miles
DiValentino
(99’4”) and Eric Diszenzo
(95’4”) finished No. 7 and
No. 9 in the discus. Oliva finished sixth in the 100m
(11.99).Steve
Maffiolini
(52.81) finished sixth in the
400m, and Paul Oliva finished fourth in the 200m
(24.32).
“Next week, we're hoping for the same times or
better,” said Shea. “We're
looking for Boomer and Tim
to be in the top five in the
class. We're basically looking for all those big names
that we've been talking
about all season to really
stand out and represent
Southington.”
The boys competed
against the big programs on
Tuesday, May 31 in New
Britain after this story went
to press.
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Scoreboard
Southington
High School
Boys Lacrosse
Class L Tournament
Play-In Round
Southington 13,
Westhill 9
Saturday, May 28
At Southington
#20 Westhill
3114— 9
#13 Southington
1 7 2 3 — 13
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Lukas
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(Matt Prezioso), SHS, 4:29; 3, Austin
Wentworth (Matt Biancuzzo), WHS,
1:42; 4, Kyle Sturrock, WHS, 0:44.
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(Nick Antonucci), WHS, 11:48; 6, Kevin
Cop (Zack Wholley), SHS, 10:27; 7,
Prezioso (Carrier), SHS, 8:26; 8, Pat
Hamel (Wholley), SHS, 7:06; 9, Cop
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(Wholley), SHS, 4:51; 11, Carrier
(Wholley), SHS, 0:45; 12, Cop
(Wholley), SHS, 0:04.
Third quarter—13, Prezioso
(Wholley), SHS, 10:59; 14, Sturrock,
WHS, 6:10; 15, Carrier (Prezioso),
SHS, 4:37.
Fourth quarter—16, Cop
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WHS, 6:27; 20, Patrick Hamon
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Chapman, SHS, 3:30.
Shots—WHS, 26. SHS, 27.
Saves—Chase Oswald, WHS,
9. Billy Thomson, SHS, 9.
Records—SHS, 11-6. WHS, 610.
Boys Track
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NW Catholic, 90; 5, Farmington, 74.5;
6, New Britain, 66; 7, Southington, 63;
8, Newington, 33.
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Bielesz, Newington, 10-0; 8 (tie), Nate
Petropolis, Southington, and Perillo,
Farmington, 9-6; 9, Ben Straub,
Southington, J9-6. Long jump—1,
Lawrence, Farmington, 20-7; 2,
Holmes, Conard, 20-5.25; 3, Diaz,
Conard, 20-3; 4, Lollar, NW Catholic,
19-6; 5, Shaw, New Britain, 19-2.5; 6,
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Southington, 17-8.75; 12, Jon Bean,
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Holmes, Conard, 6-0; 2, Green, Hall,
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Southington, and Conley, Simsbury, 58; 5, Brooks, Farmington, 5-6; 6,
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Javelin—1, Eilers, Simsbury, 161-6; 2,
Glynn, Simsbury, 155-11; 3, Murphy,
Newington, 148-6; 4, Cance, NW
Catholic, 137-2; 5, Holowesko,
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Butler, Farmington, 121-2; 3, Marks,
Farmington, 120-4; 4, Parducci,
Farmington, 108-3; 5, Zall, Simsbury,
104-3; 6, Oldach, Hall, 101-7; 7, Myles
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Simsbury, 8:18.64; 3, Hall, 8:42.9; 4,
Conard, 8:56.4; DQ, Southington
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Simsbury, 45.72; 4, Southington (Jarrid
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Farmington, 18.55; 8, Sobczyk,
Farmington, 18.86. 100m—1, Delane,
NW Catholic, 11.39; 2, Blair, Hall,
11.74; 4, Jarrid Grimmit, Southington,
11.82; 5, Macgillis-Falcon, Hall, 11.93;
6, Paul Oliva, Southington, 11.99; 7,
Albergo, Simsbury, 12.0; 8, Thomas,
Conard, 12.02. 1600m—1, Poirier, NW
Catholic, 4:25.88; 2, Lipsman, Hall,
4:26.42; 3, Kirk, Simsbury, 4:30.07; 4,
Simoneau, Farmington, 4:38.69; 5,
Ravosa, NW Catholic, 4:39.99; 6,
Lungarini, Simsbury, 4:40.31; 7,
Chisholm, Farmington, 4:47.17; 8, Kyle
Hamel, Southington, 4:47.69; 12, Nick
Garcia, Southington, 4:45.52. 400m—
1, Thompson, Hall, 50.4; 2, Andrews,
New Britain, 50.84; 3, Gasho,
Simsbury, 50.96; 4, Niccolls, New
Britain, 51.14; 5, Lucey Conard, 52.37;
6, Steve Maffiolini, Southington, 52.81;
7, Heubner, Simsbury, 52.84; 8, Ruiz,
Hall, 53.17; 11, Kyle Summa,
Southington, 56.4. 300m hurdles—1,
Hightower, New Britain, 42.8; 2,
Rosado, NW Catholic, 43.86; 3,
Aponte, Conard, 44.14; 4, Shea,
Newington, 44.39; 5, Cerasoli,
Farmington, 44.55; 6, Grbic, Simsbury,
47.16; 7, Szafman, Hall, 48.32; 8,
Semidey, New Britain, 48.47; 12, Jon
Bean, Southington, 51.73. 800m—1,
Poirier, NW Catholic, 1:57.76; 2,
Stanko, Simsbury, 1:58.33; 3, Tim
Brown, Southington, 2:00.81; 4, Pally,
Hall, 2:01.78; 5, Kelly, Farmington,
2:01.79; 6, Randich, Newington,
2:04.65; 7, Geelan, NW Catholic,
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195; 2, Hall, 107.25; 3, Farmington, 89;
4, Conard, 77; 5, NW Catholic, 68; 6,
Newington, 60.5; 7, Southington,
45.25; 8, New Britain, 43.
SELECTED
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
Pole
vault—1,
Rhiannon
Jacobs, Southington, 9-6; 2 (tie),
Preston, Conard, and Kirshon, Hall, 86; 4 (tie), Jacques, Hall, and Rechin,
simsbury, 8-0; 6 (tie), Buonocore,
Newington,
and
Vaillancourt,
Simsbury, 7-6; 8 (tie), Lauren Zdeblick,
Southington, Cote, Hall, and Hanshaw,
Simsbury, and McManus, Simsbury, 70; 12 (tie), Audrey Snyder,
Southington, and Haley Camden,
Southington, 6-6. Long jump—1,
Forrest, Newington, 16-5.75; 2, Moore,
Hall, 16-4.5; 3, Willis, New Britain, 159; 4, Willis, Simsbury, 15-7; 5,
Belanger, Farmington, 15-4.5; 6,
Dougherty, Simsbury, 15-0.75; 7,
Cyndy Wooley, Southington, 14-11; 8,
Bridgman, Conard, 14-6.75. Shot
put—1, Cherraine Davis, Southington,
41-3; 2, Udeh, Hall, 33-0.5; 3, Reichin,
Simsbury, 30-1.5; 4, Nicholson,
Simsbury, 30-0; 5, Mantello, Simsbury,
28-3; 6, Chambers, Hall, 28-1; 7, Hart,
Simsbury, 27-11; 8, Robinson,
Simsbury, 27-1; 15, Ashley Levasseur,
Southington, 24-4. High jump—1,
Bridgman, Conard, 5-2; 2, Martin,
Newington, 4-10; 3 (tie), Gat,
Farmington, and Stuart, Simsbury, 4-8;
5 (tie), Baker, Farmington, and Behan,
Hall, 4-6; 7 (tie), Hanshaw, Simsbury,
and MacCormack, Simsbury, and
Jackson, Hall, 4-4; 10, Cyndy Wooley,
Southington, 4-2; NH, Ashley
Levasseur, Southington. Javelin—1,
Piker, Conard, 97-6; 2, Cance, NW
Catholic, 92-11; 3, Palmberg,
Simsbury, 89-2; 4, Graicoski,
Simsbury, 88-11; 5, Fons, Simsbury,
87-3; 6, Courtney, Simsbury, 84-1; 7,
McKenna, NW Catholic, 80-7; 8, Claire
Manente, Southington, 78-5; ND,
Haley Eagan, Southington. Triple
jump—1, Hendershot, Simsbury, 3411; 2, Moore, Hall, 34-3; 3, Stuart,
Simsbury, 33-4.75; 4, Willis, New
Britain, 33-2; 5, Belanger, Farmington,
33-1.75; 6, Bridgman, Conard, 32-2; 7,
Lawson, Newington, 31-8.5; 8,
Newton, Conard, 31-3; 17, Alyssa
Lombardi, Southington, 27-11.75; 18,
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Farmington 143,
Southington 160
Monday, May 23
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Southington 159
Tuesday, May 24
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Medalist: Joe DeChirico, HHS, and
Mike Steinberg, HHS, 37.
Hall (153)—1 (tie), Joe
DeChirico and Mike Steinberg, 37; 3,
Tim McGeary, 39; 4, Cameron Baker.
Southington (159)—1, Jim Stylinski,
38; 2 (tie), Aaron Skarzynski and Dave
Valentukonis, 40; 4 (tie), Kevin
Twerago and Jared DeGumbia, 41.
Record—SHS, 3-8.
Southington 165,
New Britain 190
Wednesday, May 25
At Stanley GC, New Britain
Medalist: Kevin Twerago, SHS, 38.
Southington (165)—1, Kevin
Twerago, 38; 2 (tie), Aaron Skarzynski
and Jared DeGumbia, 42; 4, Dave
Valentukonis, 43. New Britain (190)—
1, Darren Malicki, 40; 2, Joey Lorefice,
43; 3, Antonio Giocvanucci, 49; 4,
Connor D’Alfonso, 48.
Record—SHS, 4-8.
Chappa Golf
Tournament
Thursday, May 26
82 teams
Par 69 at Longshore CC, Groton
SELECTED RESULTS
1, Hamden, 65; 2, New Canaan,
66; 3 (tie), Trumbull and Suffield, 67; 5
(tie), Pomperaug, Staples, Newington,
Glastonbury, Fairfield Warde, and
Wethersfield, 69; 11 (tie), St. Paul, Joel
Barlow, South Windsor, Hall, Cheshire,
and Farmington, 70; 17 (tie),
Southington (Jim Stylinski and Kevin
Trinity,
Greenwich,
Twerago),
Shepaug, Staples, Berlin, Enfield, and
Darien, 71; 25 (tie), Shelton, Newtown,
St. Joseph, NW Catholic, Torrington,
Hand, Canton, Simsbury, Brookfield,
Notre Dame-WH, and Watertown, 72.
NW Catholic 143,
Southington 158,
Conard 158
Friday, May 27
Par 34 at Hawks Landing CC
Medalist: Ryan Stridd, NWC, 33.
NW Catholic (143)—1, Ryan
Stridd, 33; 2, Brian Butler, 35; 3, Chris
Sherer, 37; 4, Patrick Nista, 38.
Southington (158)—1 (tie), Kevin
Twerago and Dave Valentukonis, 39; 3
(tie), Aaron Skarzynski and Jim
Stylinski, 40. Conard (158)—1, John
Roberts, 37; 2, Max Sherer, 39; 3, Sam
Sherer, 40; 4, Atticus Martin, 42.
Record—SHS, 4-9-1.
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Wednesday, May 25
At South Windsor
HIGHLIGHTS— Southington:
Jeremy Thorpe, 1 ace; Dan Carbone,
27 attacks, 14 kills, 1 ace, 8 digs; Matt
Russo, 9 attacks, 3 kills, 7 digs; Zac
Nichols, 4 attacks, 1 kill, 4 blocks, 3
digs; Mike Cannata, 33 attacks, 16
kills, 1 ace, 1 block, 2 digs; Jeff Kolb, 2
attacks, 3 blocks; Shane Quadrato, 3
attacks, 1 kill, 2 digs; Ryan Masters, 5
attacks, 2 kills, 3 blocks, 33 assists, 6
digs; Matt Macchi, 1 ace, 8 digs.
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Southington 11
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Nicole Wershoven, Kara Fazzolari),
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Flynn, NW Catholic, 12.82; 2, Jenkins,
Simsbury, 12.85; 3, Jones, New
Britain, 13.01; 4, Reeves, Farmington,
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Richardson, New Britain, 13.2; 7,
Retrum, Conard, 13.28; 8, Erica
Kosienski, Southington, 13.29; 10,
Allison Fachon, Southington, 13.44;
12, Nicole Wershoven, Southington,
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Daily, Simsbury, 1:00.8; 4, Bourquin,
conard, 1:02.22; 5, Forsman,
Newington, 1:02.4; 6, Simeone,
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Southington, 1:04.16; 8, Antigiovanni,
Farmington, 1:04.79; 15, Megan
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2, Hendershot, Simsbury, 48.01; 3,
Valentin, Simsbury, 49.93; 4, Willis,
Simsbury, 51.29; 5, Auletta, NW
Catholic, 51.83; 6, Holzman, Hall,
52.21; 7, Buonocore, Newington,
52.57; 8, Collins, Simsbury, 53.59; 13,
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800m—1, Gillespie, NW Catholic,
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3, Westman, Newington, 2:29.81; 4,
Sobczyk, Farmington, 2:33; 5, Baker,
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New Britain, 2:34.31; 7, Zadziko,
Newington, 2:35.19; 8, Oriol, Conard,
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Swaby, Hall, 26.54; 2, Flynn, NW
Catholic, 26.89; 3, Richardson, New
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27.23; 5, Jones, New Britain, 27.29; 6,
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SHS CAMPS
The following camps are not
run, sponsored, or endorsed by
the Southington
Public Schools or
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Education.
Applications for
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the SHS website on
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BLUE KNIGHTS GIRLS
BASKETBALL CAMP—
Monday, June 27-Friday, July 1,
8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., in the
Southington High School West
Gym. Cost is $100. Contact:
Mike Forgione, (860) 919-4991
or at mikeforge@ cox.net.
BLUE KNIGHT FUTURE
VOLLEYBALL STARS
INDIVIDUAL SKILLS CAMP—
Monday, June 27-Friday, July 1,
5:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m., in the
Southington High School West
Gym. Cost is $139. Contact:
Rich Heitz, (860) 665-2746 or
(860) 621-8895.
BLUE KNIGHTS BOYS
BASKETBALL CAMP—
Monday, July 11-Friday, July 15
(Ages 6-12) and Monday, July
18-Friday, July 22 (Ages 8-14).
Cost is $115 per week with discounts available for multiple
children and/or multiple sessions. Contact: Bob Lasbury,
(860) 621-6571 or at [email protected]
COACH D’S BLUE KNIGHT
WRESTLING CAMP—Monday,
July 25-Friday, July 29, 9 a.m.noon, at the SHS wrestling
room. Cost is $100 (siblings are
charged $75) before July 1 and
$120 through the second day
of camp. Contact: Coach Derek
Dion, (860) 729-5325 or at
[email protected].
TOURNAMENTS
WINT FILIPEK SR MEMORIAL
TENNIS TOURNAMENT—June
11-19 at the Choate-Rosemary
Hall tennis courts in
Wallingford. Cost is $15 for junior and high school boys/girls,
$20 for mens and womens singles (6 divisions) and $30 per
team for doubles play (11 divisions). Contact: Wint Filipek Jr.
at (860) 621-5655 or apply
online at www.ymcafilipektennis.com.
2011 WAYTON OPEN TENNIS
TOURNAMENT—June 24-27
at the Southington High School
and Panthorn Park tennis
courts. Cost is $10 with men’s
and women’s singles divisions
available. Contact: Matt
Wayton, (704) 975-9652 or register online by June 17 at
www.waytonopen 2011.com.
WILLIAM S. THOMSON
MEMORIAL GOLF
SCRAMBLE—Wednesday, July
13, shotgun start at 9:30 a.m.
at Southington Country Club.
Cost is $150. Contact: Kate
Terricciano Sirignano, (860)
919-1020.
ROBERT McCORMACK
KIWANIS GOLF TOURNEY—
Wednesday, Aug. 3, 9:30 shotgun start, at Southington
Country Club. (Registration
begins at 8:15). Cost is $125.
Contact: Tom, (860) 621-3931
or Len, (860) 621-3792.
KENNY HILL JR MEMORIAL
TENNIS TOURNAMENT—
Saturday, Aug. 27-Sunday, Aug.
28 at the Bob Garry tennis
facility at Southington High
School. Cost is $35 per person
($20 for juniors and $15 for
additional events). Contact: Ken
Hill, (860) 276-8179 or at
[email protected].
PARKS & REC
Registration
for the following classes
and programs,
unless otherwise noted,
can be made
at the Southington Parks &
Recreation Department at
(860) 276-6218. Checks should
be payable to Town of
Southington. To learn more
check out the activity schedule
at www.southington.org.
(July 11-July 21). Session III
(July 25-Aug. 4), 8:30 a.m.-9:30
a.m. (ages 4-6), 9:45 a.m.10:45 a.m. (ages 7-8), 11 a.m.noon (ages 9-11), and 12:151:15 (ages 12-18). Cost is $55
per session. Pre-registration is
required.
TENNIS MATCH PLAY—
Session I (June 27-July 8).
Session II (July 11-July 21).
Session III (July 25-Aug. 4).
High school students, 8 a.m.9:30 a.m. Cost is $20 per session.
SWIM LESSONS—Register
Tuesday, June 28, 5:30 p.m.-8
p.m. (For Memorial Park pool)
or Thursday, June 30, 5:30
p.m.-8 p.m. (For Recreation
Park pool), at the Parks &
Recreation office.
4-9. Cost is $110.
SLAMMA JAMMA
BASKETBALL CAMP—
Monday, Aug. 1-Friday, Aug. 5,
8:45 a.m.-noon, at Recreation
Park. Directed by Bob
Ruderman and the camp is
open to boys and girls aged 712. Cost is $90.
REGISTRATION
SOUTHINGTON VALLEY
MIDGET FOOTBALL SUMMER CHEER CAMP—Monday,
Aug. 1 and Tuesday, Aug. 2, 9
a.m.-3 p.m. at Recreation Park.
Cost is $70. Contact: Amy at
[email protected] or
Nicole at (860) 839-0831.
GOLF LESSONS—Thursdays,
May 19-June 16, 5:30 p.m.6:30 p.m. (ages 7-14) or 6:45
p.m.-7:45 p.m. (age 15 and up).
6:45 p.m.-7:45 p.m., at Hawk’s
Landing CC. Cost is $100 and
is payable to Hawks Landing
Country Club. Space is limited.
SVMFL FOOTBALL AND
CHEERLEADING
REGISTRATION—Saturday,
June 18, 9 a.m.-noon, in the
Recreation Park field house.
Cost is $140 per player for
tackle football, $120 per player
for flag football and $95 for
cheerleading with a $260 maximum cost per family. See
www.svmfl.org.
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(July 11-15), Session II (July
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Recreation Park. Directed by
Bob Ruderman and the camp
is open to boys and girls aged
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Plantsville, CT
Price: $249,900
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29
Scoreboard
From page 27
Roger, rf
2
0
0 0
Niles, 1b
2
0
0 0
Burns, cf
2
0
0 0
Janetty, lf
2
0
0 1
Dibble, ss
1
0
0 0
Totals
19 1
1 1
BERLIN
Player
ab r
h bi
Barnes, lf
2
1
0 0
Matuszak, cf
2
0
1 3
Germano, ss
2
0
0 0
Cowperthwaite, 1b 3
0
1 0
King, pr
0
1
0 0
Perno, 3b
3
0
1 0
Zulkiewicz, dh
3
0
0 0
Papke, rf
2
1
1 0
Garfi, p
1
0
1 0
Norton, p
1
1
0 0
Brancato, 2b
2
1
1 2
Totals
21 5
6 5
3B—Matuszak. 2B—Cowperthwaite.
BB—Romano, Burns, Jannetty,
Barnes (2), Matuszak, Germano (2),
Papke, Norton, Brancato. HBP—
DiNello, Roger, Dibble. SAC—Niles,
Matuszak.
Southington
Berlin
000 100 x — 1 1 2
000 005 x — 5 6 1
SOUTHINGTON IP H ER BB K
Robarge, L
5.7 5
5
6 6
Frobel
0.0 1
0
1 0
BERLIN
IP H ER BB K
Garfi
3.3 1
1
3 2
Norton, W
2.7 0
0
0 1
Records—SHS, 13-4. BHS, 153.
Southington 11,
Newington 3
Wednesday, May 25
At Newington
SOUTHINGTON
Player
ab r
Lee, c
4
1
Bernacki, c
1
1
DiNello, 2b
2
0
Butkiewicz, 2b
1
1
Dalia, 2b
0
0
Nichols, 3b
5
1
Romano, p
4
0
Leahy, p
1
0
Roger, rf
3
2
Robarge, ph
1
0
Niles, 1b
4
0
Fusco, pr
0
1
Thompson, dh
1
1
Spruill, dh
1
1
Jannetty, lf
2
1
Giovannucci, ph
1
0
Dibble, ss
2
1
Shaw, ss
1
0
Totals
34 11
NEWINGTON
Player
ab r
Snyder, cf
2
1
Saler, ss
3
1
Barrett, c
3
0
Bryant, 1b
4
0
Meucci, 3b
2
0
Tinkham, p
2
0
h
1
1
0
1
0
2
2
0
2
0
2
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
13
bi
2
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
8
h bi
0 0
0 0
1 2
1 0
0 0
0 0
NEW BRITAIN
6 ROOM 1st FLOOR
CAPE FOR SALE
3BR, Living Rm, Dining
Rm, Kitchen, 1 Bath, 3
season sunroom, 1 car
garage, freshly painted
refinished hdwd floors,
New roof & heat
Move in Condition $172,000
Call 860.747.2876
860.518.0041
Belizzi, p
1
0
0 0
Callahan, rf
3
1
1 0
Gwazdowski, dh
3
0
0 0
Burgos, lf
2
0
0 0
Totals
25 3
3 2
2B—Roger, Barrett. BB—Butkiewicz,
Dalia, Thompson, Spruill, Jannetty,
Dibble, Snyder (2), Barrett, Meucci.
HBP—Saler. SAC—Roger.
Southington
Newington
000 307 1 — 11 13 2
000 000 3 — 3 3 3
Romano, W
6.0 1
0
4 10
Leahy
1.0 2
3
1 1
NEWINGTON
IP H ER BB K
Tinkham, L
5.3 8
2
2 5
Balizzi
0.3 3
1
3 0
Gwazdowski
1.3 2
1
1 2
NHS, 11-7 (5-7).
Southington 6,
NW Catholic 5
(9 innings)
Wednesday, May 25
At Southington
NW CATHOLIC
Player
ab r
Wilson, ss
5
0
Crispino, dh
5
2
Errico, 1b
5
1
Mortillaro, 3b
5
1
h bi
1 0
1 0
4 0
2 2
SOUTHINGTON
1480 Flanders Rd.
OPEN
SUN 1-3PM
$524,900
New To Market! Beautiful 10 yr Young Center Hall Colonial
w/ 4BR/3.5BA; 1 yr old AC; 846 addl sqft in Fin LL w/ Full
BA; 840 sqft detached gar w/10ft OH doors & attic that can be
finished; paver walkways & prof landscaping – G591246
.
Dir: Shuttle Meadow or Laning to Flanders
Wine, c
4
0
0 0
Fox, 2b
4
0
0 0
D’orsi, rf
4
0
0 0
Laffin, lf
4
0
0 0
Dornfried, cf
3
1
1 1
Totals
38 5
9 3
SOUTHINGTON
Player
ab r
h bi
Lee, 2b
5
1
1 0
Jannetty, lf
4
0
0 0
Nichols, 3b
2
1
1 0
Fusco, pr
0
0
0 0
Shaw, pr
0
0
0 0
DiNello, 3b
2
1
1 0
Romano, dh
3
2
2 2
Spruill, ph
0
0
0 0
Niles, 1b
4
0
1 1
Roger, rf
2
1
0 0
Burns, cf
3
0
0 0
Bernacki, c
0
0
0 1
Butkiewicz, 2b
2
0
0 0
Dibble, ss
0
0
0 0
Thompson, ph
1
0
1 0
Totals
28 6
7 3
HR—DiNello, Romano (2), Niles. 2B—
Errico, Mortillaro. BB—Dornfried,
Jannetty, Nichols, Romano (2), Roger,
Burns, Bernacki (2), Dibble (3). HBP—
Wine, Roger. SAC—Niles.
NW Catholic
101 011 100 — 5 9 1
Thursday, May 26
At New Britain
SOUTHINGTON
Player
ab r
Roger, rf
2
2
Butkiewicz, 2b
3
2
Nichols, 3b
4
1
Romano, dh
3
0
Niles, 1b
2
0
Jannetty, lf
2
1
Burns, cf
3
1
Dibble, ss
1
0
Thompson, ph
1
0
Bernacki, c
3
0
Totals
24 7
NEW BRITAIN
Player
ab r
h bi
0 0
1 0
3 1
1 1
0 1
0 0
3 1
0 0
1 0
0 1
9 5
Nunez, p
1
2
1 0
Boncek, p
2
1
1 0
Rivera, ss
2
2
1 1
Martinez, cf
2
1
0 0
Downes, lf
4
1
1 2
Carrasquillo, c
3
0
0 0
Sturges, 1b
2
0
2 1
Gumbar, pr
0
0
0 0
Homar, 2b
3
0
1 0
Noyola, 3b
3
0
0 0
Velazquez, rf
2
1
0 0
Totals
24 8
7 4
2B—Nichols (2), Burns. BB—Roger
(2), Butkiewicz, Romano, Jannetty,
Nunez, Rivera (2), Martinez (2),
Velazquez. HBP—Homar. SAC—
Dibble, Sturges.
Southington
New Britain
202 210 0 — 7 9 3
105 000 2 — 8 7 2
Leahy, L
6.3 7
3
6 2
NEW BRITAIN IP H ER BB K
3 pitchers
7.0 9
6
5 0
NB, 15-5 (11-3).
Softball
See SCORES, page 30
h bi
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Farm property on almost 14 acres includes a 5 RM
Ranch that is situated on 6.35 acres with possible
subdivision, $399,900. Or can be combine with 7
acres across the street and continue to be used as
a farm with horses and livestock or subdivide, farm
property includes barn, silo and chicken coup,
mostly level topography, beautiful meadow land,
926 feet road frontage, many possibilities. Call
Paula Ray-$799,900
BRISTOL
Plenty of Potential with this 4 RM Ranch,
offering 2 BRs, hardwood floors, sliders in
kitchen to covered deck, newer roof,
basement could be finished for additional living
space, garage. Call Susan Gorski-$90,000
BRISTOL
Lovely 4 room townhouse, featuring 2
bedrooms, 1 1⁄2 baths, applianced eat-in
kitchen with beautiful cabinets, neutral décor,
spacious rooms, living room with bow
window, patio, one car garage, $900 Buyer
Credit. Call Paula Ray-$119,900
A-Gold Action Realty, Inc.
89 North Street • Rt. 6 • Bristol
(860) 589-1111
E-mail [email protected]
641 Farmington Ave • Bristol
PLAINVILLE: TAKE A LOOK at this
8 RM Cape w/4 BRs, 2 BAs, HW
flrs, DR, C/Air, 2 car garage,
sunroom, walking distance to
schools, easy highway access.
REDUCED! $159,900
New Britain 8,
Southington 7
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860-582-0884
PLAINVILLE: Very well kept, 3
bedroom Cape. Feat. Inclu eat-in
kitchen, FP, LR, fin. Office/hobby
room in lower level as well as fin.
Front to back fam. rm. w/bar.
Home has oil heat, elec. Hot
water, updated electric, enc. Back
porch, deck and perfect 4 car gar
for the auto specialist.
ASKING $210,000
400 000 101 — 6 7 6
NW CATHOLIC IP H ER BB K
Peterson
0.7 2
4
3 0
Arel, L
7.3 4
2
8 1
Langen
0.0 1
0
0 0
Sullivan, W
9.0 9
1
1 7
NWC, 9-9 (6-7).
Call Now For A Free Market Analysis
Rose Zwolak–860-324-7617
Eachh officee is
independentlyy owned
andd operated
Southington
Paula Ray
Owner/Broker
BAY-MAR REALTY
860-582-7404
OPEN EVENINGS & WEEKENDS
SOUTHINGTON: JUST LISTED! 6
RM Ranch with 2 Bedrooms,
updated kitchen, living room w/
FP, 1st floor laundry, hardwood
floors, Rec room, covered patio,
enjoy one floor living for only
$159,900
BRISTOL: Townhouse style
Condo that features 5 rooms, 2
bedrooms, 11⁄2 baths, fully
applianced kitchen, sliders in
living room that lead to the
patio, C/air and a 1 car garage.
ASKING $114,900
BRISTOL: Take a look at this
English Tudor style Townhouse.
This unit features 4 rooms, 2
bedrooms, 1 1⁄2 baths, 1st floor
laundry, private back patio, LR w/
FP, full basement, 1 car garage,
End Unit, very private.
ASKING $156,900
SOUTHINGTON: JUST LISTED!
Absolutely spectacular Victorian
Colonial. This house is completely
renovated. 8 RMs, 3 BRs, 2 BAs,
large kit, dining area, FR, LR, w/
stone FP, w/pool tub, C/Air, 3 car
garage, workshop and plenty of
other features to look at.
$339,900
BRISTOL: Exceptional 8 RM
Colonial. This home has all the
features you can ask for. Family
room w/ cath ceilings and FP, kit/
DR area w/sliders that lead to the
deck, MBR with full bath and
walk in closet, private yard, 4
BRs, and 2 1⁄2 baths.
ASKING $319,800
BRISTOL: Exquisite 9 RM Split
Level thats loaded w/all the
features. Great room w/Ent.
Center, double sided FP, LR w/
pellet stove, FDR, EIK, enclosed
porch, playroom w/FP, aptio,
master suite w/dressing room
and full bath, open floor plan.
A MUST SEE $329,900
BRISTOL: 5 Room Condo 2 BRs,
1 1⁄2 baths, DR, sliders to deck,
fully applainced, 2nd floor
laundry room, plenty of parking.
Great Townhouse style unit.
GREAT PRICE $89,900
PLAINVILLE: Just move into this
spotless home. It features a large
living room w/FP, kit/ D AREA, 3
bedrooms, family room, master
bath, 2 car garage, deck
overlooking private rear yard.
$199,900
BRISTOL:
JUST
LISTED!
Fabulous L-Shaped Ranch offers
3 BRs, living room w/FP, family
room w/FP, gleaming hardwood
floors, 2 car garage, completley
remodeled large private lot.
A GREAT BUY AT $239,900
BRISTOL: Classic four BR
Colonial. Federal Hill Colonial w/
7 RMs, 1 1⁄2 Baths, living room
w/FP, formal dining room, eat-in
kitchen. level yard, priced for a
quick sale.
ASKING $169,900
30
Scoreboard
From page 29
Southington 7, Hall 0
Tuesday, May 24
At West Hartford
SOUTHINGTON
Player
ab r
h bi
Rossitto, lf
3
0
2 2
Ferrante, ss
4
1
1 1
Sirois, rf
4
0
1 0
Bocek, 1b
3
1
2 1
Dumphy, 3b
3
0
1 1
Burke, pr
0
1
0 0
Mongillo, rf
1
0
0 0
Cyr, cf
3
0
0 0
Swol, cf
0
0
0 0
Moquin, dp
3
0
3 0
Downes, pr
0
2
0 0
Harvey, c
3
1
1 1
Carangelo, 2b
2
1
1 1
Totals
29 7
12 7
HALL
Player
ab r
h bi
Corrigan, 2b
3
0
3 0
Brody, cf
3
0
1 0
Karanian, ss
3
0
0 0
Grinsell, rf
3
0
1 0
Pevar, p
3
0
0 0
Daley, 1b
3
0
0 0
Lessne, dp
3
0
0 0
Pacheco, c
2
0
0 0
Munigle, 3b
2
0
0 0
Totals
25 0
5 0
2B—Dumphy, Carangelo, Grinsell.
BB—Bocek.
SAC—Rossitto,
Carangelo.
Southington
Hall
000 403 0 — 7 12 2
000 000 0 — 0 5 0
Davenport
2.0 2
0
0 2
Moquin, W
5.0 3
0
0 6
HALL
IP H ER BB K
Pevar, L
7.0 12 7
1 0
HHS, 5-13 (1-11).
Southington 16,
Farmington 1
(5 innings)
Wednesday, May 25
At Farmington
SOUTHINGTON
Player
ab r
Rossitto, lf
3
1
Mongillo, lf
2
1
Ferrante, ss
5
2
Sirois, p
4
1
Bocek, 1b
3
3
Dumphy, 3b
1
0
Downes, 3b
3
3
Cyr, cf
4
2
Moquin, dp
3
1
Harvey, c
4
1
Carangelo, 2b
3
1
Totals
35 16
FARMINGTON
h bi
1 0
1 1
2 1
3 3
2 1
0 0
3 4
2 3
0 0
2 0
1 1
17 14
Player
ab r
h bi
Piera, cf
3
1
2 0
Borg, ss
3
0
2 1
Margentino, 1b
3
0
1 0
Logan, dp
2
0
1 0
Giorratana, c
2
0
0 0
Tirrell, 3b
2
0
0 0
Eisenhouer, lf
2
0
0 0
Dejesus, 2b
2
0
0 0
Gostowski, rf
2
0
0 0
Totals
21 1
6 1
3B—Bocek, Piera, Cyr. 2B—Sirois,
Bocek, Downes, Harvey (2). BB—
Bocek, Moquin. SAC—Carangelo.
Southington
Farmington
107 17x x — 16 17 1
001 00x x — 1 6 4
Sirois, W
5.0 6
1
0 7
FARMINGTON IP H ER BB K
Gardner, L
5.0 17 9
2 0
FHS, 7-12 (2-11)
NW Catholic 5,
Southington 2
Thursday, May 26
At West Hartford
SOUTHINGTON
Player
ab r
Rossitto, 3b
3
1
Ferrante, ss
3
0
Sirois, lf
2
0
Bocek, 1b
2
0
Moquin, dp/p
3
0
Cyr, cf
3
0
Harvey, c
3
0
Carangelo, 2b
3
1
Swol, rf
2
0
Mongillo, rf
1
0
Totals
25 2
NW CATHOLIC
Player
ab r
Grimshaw, c
3
0
Young, ss
3
1
Martucci, 3b
2
1
Backhaus, p
3
0
Kearney, pr
0
1
Tyler, cf
3
2
Rocha, 1b
2
0
Cellazo, rf
3
0
Yorio, 2b
3
0
Leoridge, lf
3
0
Totals
25 5
2B—Rossitto, Carangelo, Tyler.
Sirois, Bocek, Martucci, Rocha.
Southington
NW Catholic
Girls Tennis
Newington 6,
Southington 1
Southington 6,
New Britain 0
Tuesday, May 24
At Newington Tennis Center
Thursday, May 26
At New Britain
SINGLES
SINGLES
1, Bianku Horvath, NHS, def.
Emily Sherwill, SHS, 6-2, 6-2; 2, Riga
Abraham, NHS, def. Corinne Horanzy,
SHS, 6-3, 6-2; 3, Courtney Race, SHS,
def. Bailey Leffard, NHS, 6-2, 6-1; 4,
Rebecca Chapman, NHS, def. Kelley
Hwang, SHS, 6-1, 6-2.
1, canceled; 2, Corinne Horanzy,
SHS, def. Gosia Chwatko, NB, 7-6 (74), 6-0; 3, Alejandra Gimenez, def.
Patryeja Napiorkowska, NB, 6-1, 6-0;
4, Courtney Race, SHS, def. Sheona
Thuillier, NB, 6-2, 6-0.
DOUBLES
1, Lisa Wawrzynowski-Emily
Januszczyk, NHS, def. Katharine OtisEmily Jepson, SHS, 7-5, 6-3; 2, EmiLei Zysk-Rachel Lindstrom, NHS, def.
Andrea Rasimas-Natasha Lange,
SHS, 6-3, 6-0; 3, Maurice Villano-Ally
Gaglione, NHS, def. Jessica TopperJocelyn Ceruti, SHS, 6-3, 7-5.
Record—SHS, 9-3.
h bi
1 1
1 1
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
1 0
0 0
0 0
3 2
h bi
0 0
0 0
1 0
1 1
0 0
1 1
1 1
2 0
0 0
0 0
6 3
BB—
Davenport, L
3.0 5
2
1 1
Moquin
4.0 1
0
1 2
NW CATHOLIC IP H ER BB K
Backhaus, W
7.0 3
1
2 8
NWC, 15-5 (10-4).
A beautiful start is
yours in this end
unit Townhome with
2 BRs, 2.5 baths,
garage, C/Air, small
complex, low condo
fees & more. DIR: RT
10 to Northampton,
Right to Unit B16
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451 WATERBURY ROAD • BRISTOL
This 2000' Colonial just built with three BRs, 2.5
baths, MBR with huge walk in closet, 1st floor
family room, living room w/ FP, EIK with granite
counters, central air, two car garage. $299,900
Dir: Route 372 to Waterbury Road
BRISTOL - This lovely home is unique built by
Donald Gardner with a spectacular décor thru
out, with four bedrooms, 5.5 baths, custom
designed kitchen with Corian counter tops,
oak paneled appliances, impressive two story
entrance with pillars, possible 1st floor in law
suite. $575,000
Southington 4,
Rocky Hill 3
SOUTHINGTON - Located in Wild Oak
Ridge this 4.5 acres captures the beauty of
woodland privacy, we will sell lots separately or
build to suit. $269,900
SOUTHINGTON - This .28 acres in the area
of a new subdivision of Colonial homes for you
to build your home, call the listing agent for
details. $99,900
SOUTHINGTON -"A Must See" this stunning 5
BR home, located on approximately an acre of
manicured grounds with an irrigation system,
two story entrance boasts a spectacular
chandelier, master bedroom suite, this open
floor plan is perfect for entertaining. $645,000
DOUBLES
1, Lexus Tabohey-Maggie
Hauser, RH, def. Kelly Hwang-Emily
Jepson, 6-2, 6-2; 2, RH by forfeit; 3, RH
by forfeit.
PLAINVILLE • OPEN SUN 1-3PM
22 FAIRBANKS STREET • $179,500
Why Rent when you
can own this 5 room
Ranch
featuring
hrdwd floors, fully
applianced kitchen,
1.5 baths, finished LL
with bar, carport &
more! DIR: Broad to
Bohemia to Fairbanks
58 GROVE STREET • $249,000
Lovely 3 BR Cape on
Corner lot featuring
LR with fireplace,
C/Air, newer roof &
windows, enclosed
porch, garage &
more! DIR: RT 10 to
Washington St to
Grove
CARRIE 860-378-3220
ROGER 860-604-1126
SOUTHINGTON • OPEN SUN 1-3PM
102 ALDER LANE • $269,900
SOUTHINGTON • OPEN SUN 1-3PM
65 CICCIO ROAD • $449,900
Exciting custom design
Colonial featuring 4
BRs, 3.5 baths, updated
kitchen, open floor
plan, beautiful sunroom, fully finished
walk-out LL, 3-car gar &
so much more! DIR:
Mt Vernon to Ciccio
JOYCE 203-213-4141
SOUTHINGTON • 860-621-6821 • 441 North Main Street
SOUTHINGTON - Private and secluded located
in the Marion section of Plantsville is this three
BR Cape, your special touches will add to this
1555' home with a front to back living room
with FP, 1.5 BAs, two car garage. $189,900
SOUTHINGTON - Located in beautiful
Winding Ridge this two acres set in a private
wooded setting, a private drive will lead to the
area of your dream home, seller installed
gravel access, picturesque location with brook
adding to special amenities. $139,900
PUTNAM AGENCY REAL ESTATE, LLC
Southington Commons, 943 Queen Street, Southington
Thursday, May 26
At Rocky Hill
1, Corinne Horanzy, SHS, def.
Sydney Greenspan, RH, 6-4, 7-5; 2,
Courtney Race, SHS, def. Aastha
Ravat, RHS, 6-1, 6-0; 3, Alejandra
Gimenez, SHS, def. Mary O’Sullivan,
RH, 6-0, 6-2; 4, Katharine Otis, SHS,
def. Claire Laing, RH, 7-5, 6-2.
SOUTHINGTON - "Come See" This new
construction with a refreshing design, HW
floors on the 1st level, mud room, foyer and loft
add extra dimension to this home, walk in
closets in each bedroom, the kitchen with
pantry and granite counter tops, family room
with fireplace, two car attached garage, home
will be ready in about two weeks. $354,900
ACREAGE
DOUBLES
1, Christina Cianci-Maggie
Hauser, HHS, def. Katharine OtisEmily Jepson, SHS, 6-2, 6-2; 2, Emily
Sherwill-Jocelyn Ceruti, SHS, def.
Ariana Nestler-Rebecca Zueschner,
HHS, 7-6, 6-2 3, Abbey Cohn-Emma
Fierberg, HHS, def. Natasha LangeCocelyn Ceruti, SHS, 6-1, 6-2.
Record—SHS, 9-4.
15 STRONG COURT • $244,900
JOYCE 203-213-4141
SINGLES
1, Jeremy Shuskus, HHS, def.
DOUBLES
1, David Chiu-Lucas Bruns,
HHS, def. Matt Downes-Jon Sadusky,
SHS, 6-1, 6-3; 2, Aidau Coll-Josh
Kestenbau, HHS, def. Alex HoderChris Amnott, SHS, 6-2, 6-0; 3, Alex
Nee-Kevin Chiu, HHS, def. Gary
Beaumont-Jordan Nadeau, SHS, 6-1,
6-0.
Records—SHS, 12-5. HHS, 123.
SINGLES
1, Rachel Brody, HHS, def.
Corinne Horanzy, SHS, 6-3, 6-2; 2,
Samantha Brody, HHS, def. Alejandra
Gimenez, SHS, 6-1, 5-7, 2-1 (injury); 3,
Courtney Race, SHS, def. Hayley Blair,
HHS, 6-3, 6-0; 4, Erin Smyth, HHS,
def. Kelly Hwang, SHS, 6-3, 6-1.
CARRIE 860-378-3220
Bilevel home, 3 BRs,
2 full baths, updated
kitchen & windows,
C/Air, 2 fireplaces,
HW floors, 2-car
garage, finished LL &
more! Great New
Price! DIR: Jude to
Commission to Alder
Wednesday, May 25
At West Hartford
Stephen Murphy, SHS, 6-0, 6-0; 2,
Adam Bernstein, HHS, def. Keith
Lebel, SHS, 6-2, 6-2; 3, Nick Osypuk,
HHS, def. Joey Enright, SHS, 6-0, 6-2;
4, Dan Rosousky, HHS, def. Nate
Beaumont, SHS, 6-0, 6-0.
Wednesday, May 25
At Southington
CARRIE 860-378-3220
Remodeled 4 BR, 2
bath Cape with
updated kitchen &
baths, HW floors,
detached garage,
inground pool &
more. PRICED TO
SELL!! DIR: West
Main to Strong Ct.
DOUBLES
860-628-5691 • Serving Your Real Estate Needs for Over 47 Years • Fax 621-7054
email: [email protected] Visit our Website putnamagencyrealestate.com
Southington
(860) 628-8180
Lil-1 Associates, Inc.
INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED
www.c21lill1.com
Visit openhouse.com forr openn housess thiss week!
Now
w Hiringg Experiencedd Agents Qualityy Servicee Officee 2010 NEW LISTING
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100 NORTHAMPTON LANE B16 • $179,000
Boys Tennis
1, Katharine Otis-Emily Jepson,
SINGLES
001 010 0 — 2 3 2
401 000 0 — 5 6 1
SHS, def. Carly D’Alfonso-Alexis
Collins, NB, 4-6, 6-0, 6-1; 2, Jessica
Topper-Andrea Rasimas, SHS, def.
Laura Harris-Tory Carver, NB, 7-5, 2-6,
6-2; 3, Taylor Grucza-Natasha Lange,
SHS, def. Magda Kaczynska-Daniello
SalSaiza, NB, 6-2, 6-1.
Record—SHS, 11-4.
Record—SHS, 10-4.
PLANTSVILLE
A Must See…This unique and
characteristic house located near the
Marion/Southington line offers a charming
and cozy place to raise a family. Great for
a first time buyer. This type of farm house
with a Gambrel roof offers a two car
garage, 3 BRs, one BA, the upstairs has
plenty of room for storage. The home also
offers great potential for expanding the
square footage. The yard is a gardeners
dream. Do not let this go by. $214,900.
Adriano Gheorghiu x325. MLS# G593339
[email protected].
90 DEER RUN
Ranch… One floor living in this 3
bedroom 1 bath ranch.
Great for
entertaining. Yard, pool with slide, fenced
in level yard. Close to park. Many
upgrades. $282,000. Adriano Gheorghiu
x325. MLS# G591371. [email protected]
Dir: West Street to Prospect to Deer
Run Drive
43 PORRIELLO DRIVE
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SOUTHINGTON
Two Story Heaven.....So picturesque,
4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, in Meadow View
Farms, is perfect blend of beauty and
practical design. Over 2600 sq ft with
large kitchen/dining and family room area.
Great views of the mountain side.
$479,900. Lil Polak x310. MLS#
G572827. [email protected]. Dir: Rt 10
Main St to Meriden Ave to Porriello Drive
EN 1-3
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SOUTHINGTON
565 PLEASANT
SOUTHINGTON
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Condo.. .End ranch unit. 2 bedrooms, 2
baths, attached garage, large rooms, nice
deck to relax. 55+ Adult Community.
$182,900. Karen Polak Bobik x378.
MLS# G590633. [email protected]. Dir:
Woodruff to Carriage to Lakeview
SOUTHINGTON
Move In Condition... 2 family with 2
bedrooms on each floor, newer windows
and doors. Oversized 2 car garage.
Finished basement for 1st floor tenant.
Nice yard. Well maintained home.
$242,500. Linda Voisine x366. MLS#
G588027. [email protected].
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SOUTHINGTON
Colonial… Gem of a colonial on lovely
level half acre. 4 bedrooms, formal dining
room and living room, spacious family
room with skylight and lots of windows
overlooking patio and inground pool. Fully
landscaped, private fenced in yard with
Trex deck. Additional room for office,
sunroom, workout room. $419,000.
Lynne Prairie x302. MLS# G589321.
[email protected] Dir:
Route 10 to
Flanders to Annelise
No Cookie Cutter... Distinctive and
uncrowded. ngredients include 4 bedroom
Colonial with 2.5 baths, first floor laundry
room, many kitchen cabinets with large
center isle, 2 car oversized garage. Call
now to see. $419,000. Lil or Karen
Polak x310 or x378. MLS# G589464.
[email protected]. Dir: Route 10 to Flanders
St right onto Pleasant to 565 Pleasant
31 MERRELL AVENUE
434 LAKEVIEW DRIVE
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SOUTHINGTON
Under Construction... We’re proud to
offer this 4 BR, 3200 sq ft Colonial home
in Laurelwood Estates on approximately 2
acres. You’ll delight over the feeling of
spaciousness, the quality amenities, HW
floors throughout, gourmet kitchen with
maple cabinets, SS appliances, crown
molding and huge finished bonus room and
more. 3-car garage. $696,000. Lil Polak
x310. MLS# G560312. [email protected].
Dir: Marion Ave to Mount Vernon Road
to Winding Ridge
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208 ANNELISE AVENUE
SOUTHINGTON
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532 WINDING RIDGE
SOUTHINGTON
Beautiful Home... Great Location....3
bdrm, 3 full bath split level with finished
basement. Newer roof, furnace and
windows. Living room with fireplace.
1700+ sq ft. Great value at $239,900.
Katrina DeVona x315. MLS# G575520.
[email protected]. Dir: Route 10 (North
Main St) to Merrell, near Barnes Museum
and YMCA
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