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Thursday
October 29, 2015
in the press
Commissioner
apologizes for
project handling
Department of Energy and
Environmental
Protection
Commissioner Robert Klee
apologized to residents for the
way a current project has been
handled thus far and promised
better transparency going forward, and though many who
attended the Town Council
meeting Tuesday night were
hopeful the situation will improve, they also said damage
has already been done. PAGE 7
Photo by Abigail Albair
Hundreds take a Halloween Stroll
Pictured above: Lauren Brostek holds Colbie, dressed as a pumpkin, as the pair headed down into Blue Back Square from West Hartford Center where
hundreds gathered last Saturday for the annual Moms & More Club of West Hartford Halloween Stroll. See more photos on page 6.
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A&E
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Town News
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“No member of this
council or any member
of that committee had
any realization that the
scope of this project was
to clearcut an area like
I witnessed this week.
What we’re doing here
this evening could easily
have been done prior to
the start of this project.
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in West Hartford.”
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“This grant will allow us
to hire staff to carry out
our mission of inspiring
communities to create a
culture of wellness. We are
committed to increasing
access to healthy, local
food and supporting
active ... opportunities for
all students.”
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UHart basketball season,” he said. If you have a photo of a critter that you’ve spotted locally, submit
it for this segment to Abigail at [email protected]. Include “Wild About Animals” and the animal
spotted in the subject line, as well as your town of residence. All submissions will be considered for
inclusion in a future edition.
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The whole family will
be tickled pink by the retelling of a classic children’s
story, “The Three Little Pigs”
at Playhouse on Park, 244
Park Road. Opening night is
Saturday, Oct. 31 at 1 and 4
p.m. From Stiles and Drewe,
the award-winning musical team behind Broadway’s
“Mary Poppins,” “The Three
Little Pigs” is a hysterical rock
musical chronicling Mama
CoCo’s
Pig and her piglets as they
navigate the big, bad world.
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will not only be entertained
by the catchy music and antics, but will learn a lesson or
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Nov. 4, when they will be at 10
a.m. and 2:30 p.m. On Oct. 31,
attendees are invited to wear
their Halloween costumes to
trick or treat at the box office
before the show. Tickets are
$15 for children and $17 for
adults. Call 860-523-5900, ext.
10, or visit www.playhouseonpark.org for info.
Woodstock, the space
race, the Civil Rights movement, love, peace, and freedom … these are just a few
of the things that made the
‘60s great.
The Noah Webster
House & West Hartford
Historical Society is throwing a 50th-anniversary party that you won’t want to
miss. Join honorary event
Chairs Beth Bye and Tracey Wilson Saturday, Nov. 7,
from 7-10 p.m. for Spirits
in the House: Return of the
1960s. At this retro party
fundraiser, guests are encouraged to wear groovy
throwback threads. DJ Jas
Singh (by day, principal of
West Hartford’s Wolcott Elementary School) will play
songs of The Beatles, Jimi
Hendrix and The Byrds,
and will take requests for
favorites. Guests will also
learn some ‘60s dances
courtesy of Arthur Murray
Dance Centers.
The night will feature
a photo booth with ‘60s
props by Photobooth Junction, personalized henna
tattoos, au’ra readings, a
scavenger hunt and other games. Amidst the fun,
guests will encounter some
ghosts of the 1960s (provided by Sea Tea Improv) who
will be joining the party. Outside, guests can check
out a vintage Volkswagen
Bus at a Woodstock-style
campsite. An open bar with
wine from Wine Cellars 4
and beer provided by City
Steam, as well as tastings
and a signature drink by
Hartford Flavor Company’s
Wild Moon Liqueur, will be
available. Advance tickets
are $50 per person ($45 for
museum members), or $60
at the door. Space is limited.
Go to noahwebsterhouse.
org/join/spirits.html.
Concert commemorating Casals Nov. 5
The Musical Club of
Hartford concert for Thursday, Nov. 5 at 10 a.m. in the
sanctuary of the Westminster Presbyterian Church,
2080 Boulevard, will be a
concert commemorating a
performance that the virtuoso Catalan cellist Pablo
Casals gave for the Musical
Club 100 years ago at the
Foot Guard Hall in Hartford. In the years following,
Casals went on to become
one of the greatest cellists
of the 20th century. In memory of Casals, the upcoming
concert will feature three
different cellists. Visiting
artist Amy Kang will perform movements from a
Cello Suite by J. S. Bach and
share her artwork depicting
Casals. In addition, Benita
Rose, piano, will play “Almeria” from the “Suite Iberia,”
a piece by Isaac Albéniz.
Lisa Kugleman, violin, will
join Stacy Cahoon, piano,
and Fran Bard, cello, for
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Ludwig von Beethoven. Karen Benjamin and Soohjung
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Ocells, or Song of the Birds.
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Poetry read-in with Charlie
Chase and David Epstein
Phil Selman
Nicky Sunshine
Jess Miller
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Have a frightfully good time at Comedy Night
Need a laugh in the
midst of all the spooky
this Halloween? Come
on down to Playhouse on
Park, 244 Park Road, for
Comedy Night Saturday,
Oct. 31, with two shows, at
7 p.m. and at 10 p.m. Both
performances guarantee
a night full of uproarious
entertainment. It will be
hosted by Jess Miller, with
opening act from Nicky
Sunshine, finishing with
headliner Phil Selman.
Selman is the comedian
comedians come to see
on their night off. He’s appeared in four major motion pictures, including the
soon-to-be released horror-comedy “Blood Night,”
and over 20 TV shows. He
has made guest appearances on Comedy Central
and MTV and been heard
on over 100 radio shows
across the country. Sun-
shine has starred in and
produced several comedy shows. Emcee Miller
produces her own comedy shows in Massachusetts, and has performed
in a number of plays and
musicals.
The event is BYOB.
Tickets are $15 each, all
seats reserved. Call the
box office at 860-523-5900,
ext. 10, or visit www.playhouseonpark.org.
‘Nicholas Nickleby,’ a collaboration of talents
The Hartt School’s Theatre Division has taken on
a bold, boundary-pushing
production incorporating
talents from across disciplines and throughout the
University of Hartford community. Opening Nov. 3 in
Millard Auditorium, 200
Bloomfield Ave., “The Life
and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby” is a Tony
Award-winning play in two
parts, presented over the
course of six days thru Nov.
8, requiring three directors
and many guest appearances. “Nickleby” features Hartt
Theatre Division’s third- and
fourth-year Actor Training
students, faculty and special
appearances by members of
the wider University of Hartford community, including
university President Walter
Harrison. The role of Nicholas Nickleby will be performed by senior Stephen
Mir. Hartt’s version of “Nickleby” is slightly reduced in
length, each part spanning 2
½ hours. Directing the grand
production are Theatre Division faculty members Robert H. Davis, Annemarie
Davis and Division Director Alan Rust, all of whom
also appear on stage. Truly
a collegewide collaborative
effort, original music for
the show is composed and
performed by Hartt com-
position and instrumental
studies students, and Hartt
Dance Division Director
Stephen Pier makes a special guest appearance. Part
1 will be performed Tuesday
and Thursday at 7:30 p.m.
and Saturday and Sunday at
3 p.m. and Part 2 Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and
Sunday at 7:30 p.m. Admission: Dickens’ England Evening Package $70, Saturday
or Sunday, enjoy parts I and
II with a traditional English
dinner between shows. Full
show subscription, $35.
Parts I and II, choose any
two days; single show tickets $20. Visit hartford.edu/
tickets or call 860-768-4228.
On Wednesday, Nov.
4 at 6 p.m. (doors open at
5:30), the public is invited
to hear local poets Charlie
Chase and David Epstein
as they lead an evening of
poetry at the Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society,
227 South Main St. Maria
Sassi, West Hartford poet
laureate emeritus, will host
the festivities, including an
open mic portion. Chase
has been active in the
Connecticut poetry scene
for many years. He helped
bring Poetry Slams to Connecticut in 1993 and set up
more than a dozen venues
across the state. His poems
have appeared in journals
and anthologies, won poetry competitions and been
nominated for the Pushcart Prize. His publications
include “Little Book Poems
and Other Things from the
On the occasion of
the 60th birthday of an esteemed professor and former dean, The Hartt School
will host a free concert celebrating the music of Larry
Alan Smith Tuesday, Nov. 3,
at 8 p.m. in Berkman Recital Hall on the campus of the
University of Hartford, 200
Bloomfield Ave., West Hartford. Hartt faculty, alumni
and students will gather to
perform works composed
by Smith spanning five decades from 1975 through
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The Hartt Orchestra,
Wind Ensemble and Symphony Band will present a
concert on Halloween night,
Oct. 31, at 3 and 8:30 p.m., in
the Lincoln Theater at the
University of Hartford featuring “spooky” music, including Saint Saens’ “Danse
Macabre,” music from “Stars
Wars” and Michael Jackson’s
“Thriller,” with many other
surprises thrown in. For the
3 p.m. concert, the Greater
Hartford community and
parents are encouraged to
bring their “trick or treaters”
to enjoy the concert, which
features an intermission
costume parade and trick or
treating. The 8:30 p.m. concert is for the “late night”
crowd. All performers will be
in costume and the audience
members are encouraged to
put on their best spooktacular costumes. The event is
free and open to the public.
Concert marks birthday of former Hartt dean
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Connecticut Shore” and
the newly published “Runway Lights: Calling Home.”
The “scantily published”
Epstein grew up in Lexington, Mass., and has been a
resident of West Hartford
since 2000. He has a Ph.D.
in literature from Brandeis
University, specializing in
19th and 20th century poetry and fiction. During the
school year he renovates
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Britain and enjoys summers on the water near
Woods Hole, Mass. Sassi,
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free, but donations will be
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Halloween
concert
and prolific composer,
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concert in 1982. Since that
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for outstanding distinction
in composition. During his
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was appointed to the faculty of the Juilliard School,
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Larry Alan Smith
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of The Hartt School from
1990-97.
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HCTV, West Hartford Community Television hosted its annual fundraising
event, Take 5, An Evening with Friends, Oct. 23 at the Wampanoag Country
Club. Guests enjoyed good company, food, music and the opportunity to bid on
a number of auction items, all to benefit the community’s local television station.
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1: Niko Koutouvides, Matt Stein,
WHCTV Executive Director Jen
Evans and Karen Licht welcomed
guests to the annual fundraising
event.
2: Charles and Pamela Hillborn
were ready to view the items up
for auction.
3: It was a family reunion of sorts
as Mary Beth Murphy, her sister
Susan Lemkuil and their parents,
Charles and Patricia Shimkus,
gathered to support their local
community television station.
4: Joan Margolis and Fred Mannig
enjoyed the hors d’oeuvres.
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5: Kathy Andrews and Dan Rosthenberg enjoy the evening at the
WHCTV Take 5 Fundraiser, held
Oct. 23.
7: Town Clerk Essie Labrot,
Patricia Genser and Emily Genser
were interested in the items up
for auction.
6: Zhanna Brel, Andrey Kamenskiy
and Olga Kamenskiy dropped in
to enjoy the evening.
8: Hosts of “Two Guys and A Lotta
Wine” Bob Perstash and Jim
Kimbrough, on right, chat with
Paul Williams.
October 29, 2015
9: WHCTV board member Holly
Williams and Micky Verna
supported the cause.
10: Friends Betsy Flynn, Dave
Coulthard and WHCTV board
member Laila Kain caught up
with one another at the event.
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Above: Gemma and Desi Salvato get ready to take to the skies in their Supergirl
and Superman costumes.
Photos by Abigail Albair
Heather helps Jaymarie, dressed as Nemo, play in the children’s activity area at the Moms & More
Halloween Stroll.
On left, from left to right: Dylan Koellmer is the
hero Gotham needs in his batman cape and
mask.
Benjamin Harrison had his best roar on as he
played with hula hoops and ring toss in front of
Town Hall during the stroll.
Kendall Pallone was “Princess Kendall” for the
day in her special carriage during the Miracle
League’s trick-or-treating event.
Dressed for the
occasion
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Ewa and Jiulia Argo were dressed as Snow Queens during
the Halloween Stroll.
Juliette poses with Chloe, who dressed as a haunted barn, during the
event at the Miracle Field.
wo annual events livened up West Hartford for the Halloween season last week.
On Saturday morning, Oct. 24, the Moms &
More Club of West Hartford held its Halloween Stroll through West Hartford Center and
Blue Back Square. The event was done in collaboration with the town, West Hartford Center Business Association, Blue Back Square
and the Chamber of Commerce. Hundreds of
children and their families strolled through
the area, collecting candy and goodies from
area merchants. That afternoon, The Miracle
League of Connecticut hosted its fourth annual Trick-or-Treat Miracle League Style event
for children with special needs.
Left: This family dressed as the characters of “Inside Out,” featuring Ahmad as Anger, Joumana as Joy,
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PRESSNews
Ready for Election Day
Candidates complete campaigns as Nov. 3 nears
By Abigail Albair
Editor
Photo by Abigail Albair
Linbrook and Linnard Road residents are upset by tree cutting that has taken place along Trout Brook.
DEEP apologizes, residents not satisfied
Neighbors to site of extensive tree cutting want answers, better transparency
By Abigail Albair
Editor
Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Commissioner
Robert Klee apologized to residents
for the way a current project has been
handled thus far and promised better transparency going forward, and
though many who attended the Town
Council meeting Tuesday night were
hopeful the situation will improve,
they also said damage has already
been done.
The DEEP issued a stop work
order earlier this week on maintenance work underway on the flood
control system along the South
Branch of the Park River in response
to the outcry from residents in the
Linbrook Road and Linnard Road
area where trees were clear-cut to
allow trucks access to the system.
Klee and members of his staff
attended the Oct. 27 council meeting to reassure residents – who
packed the room and spilled out
into the hallway – that only minor,
non-impactful work that will not
affect natural resources and homeowners will be done until all con-
cerns have been addressed.
Klee called the maintenance
work “critical to protecting the property and this community,” but apologized that only a letter, which many
residents criticized as being “vague”
about what the project would entail,
was used to inform neighbors of
what work was planned.
“In retrospect, it is clear that a
letter was not sufficient for a project of this size,” he said. “I pledge
that going forward, we’re going to
be working to communicate more,
listen more and be more sensitive.
… We are taking a pause. We are
regrouping and taking steps that I
hope will get us back on the right
track for this critical project, a project that is needed and necessary for
this town.”
The flood control system was
started in Hartford in 1964 to prevent damaging floods seen in 1955
from occurring again and completed in 1991.
The South Branch of the Park
River through Hartford, Newington
and West Hartford was engineered
into a channel to conduct water
away from flood-prone areas. Main-
tenance work was last done on the
system 15 years ago, Klee said, and
the current $4.5 million maintenance project is required for the system to remain certified.
The plan was pitched as one
that would clear trees and vegetation in and around the water
channel and remove sediment and
obstructions in the floodway that
could prevent the system from functioning properly. The plan called for
removal of type 1 vegetation, which
is less than 2 inches in diameter.
Residents who spoke at the
hearing – a group chosen to represent the larger crowd – all agreed
that they were not opposed to the
intent of the project, but their concerns were with the large swath of
large trees removed at the end of
Linbrook and Linnard roads to allow truck access to the channel.
When Klee said he had not
yet visited the site to see the extensive cutting, the room erupted into
gasps and frustrated whispers.
Many inquired as to whether such extensive clearing was
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Campaign season for elected
town officials is coming to a close
with Election Day just around the
corner.
Democrats and Republicans
in town are both confident as voters head to the polls Nov. 3.
Democrats Mayor Scott Slifka, Deputy Mayor Shari Cantor
and councilors Leon Davidoff and
Judy Casperson are all seeking reelection to the Town Council, while
newcomers Beth Kerrigan and Ben
Wenograd are also on the Democratic ticket.
Although no stranger to advocacy – Kerrigan and her wife, Jody
Mock, were the lead plaintiffs in
the 2008 court case that led to the
legalization of gay marriage in Con-
necticut – Kerrigan is a newcomer
to the political scene.
Kerrigan called the campaign
a “wonderful opportunity to meet
new people and engage with them
about we can make a great town
even better.”
“Folks in West Hartford really
care about their town and, fortunately, aren’t shy about sharing
their feelings,” she said. “I really
appreciate the time people have
taken to speak with me and discuss the issues that matter to them
most.”
Veteran Democratic Board
of Education members Bruce Putterman and Terry Schmitt did not
seek a nomination for another
term, and Carol Anderson-Blanks
and Dave Pauluk were nominated
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Photo by Lynn Woike
Rita Meal, a founding member of Growing Great Schools, offers up
samples of pears and apples she baked in a pumpkin, along with the
recipe, saying, “You can buy all the ingredients here.”
Grant will help nonprofit grow
By Lynn Woike
Press Staff
Growing Great Schools –
which has been growing a culture
of wellness – is about to grow itself. State Sen. Beth Bye presented a $40,000 state grant to the
October 29, 2015
local nonprofit at a student-run
farmers market at Webster Hill
Elementary School Oct. 22.
Calling the two-year grant
“a big deal,” Bye said, “The state
money allows them to promote
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to run for those slots at the party convention
in July. Cheryl Greenberg, who was appointed
to the board in recent months to fill a vacancy left when Jillian Gilchrest resigned, is seeking election to retain that seat for the term’s
remaining two years. Democratic Town Clerk
Essie Labrot is running unopposed to keep
her seat.
Slifka, who took office as West Hartford’s youngest mayor in 2004 – having been
on the council since 2001 – has since become
the town’s longest-serving mayor.
Slifka spoke during the summer nominating convention of a town that has seen
crime decrease by 18 percent, traffic accidents decrease by 17 percent, that has consistently been named the number one town
in the state in various categories, that has a
Aaa bond rating indicating excellent fiscal
discipline, that just saw the highest single
year for development in the town’s history
and the highest number of new housing units
since the ‘50s.
Throughout the list, he repeatedly noted
that the town he highlighted – West Hartford
– is run by Democrats.
In contrast to the Democrats’ praise
of the decisions made under their majority
leadership to better the town of West Hartford, first-time Republican candidate Chris
Williams warned that if council Democrats
keep passing budgets that raise taxes year
after year, the town’s diversity will be lost and
only the wealthy will be able to live here.
The GOP only endorsed four candidates
for Town Council, although it could have
nominated as many as six. It also only nominated one person for the Board of Education.
Incumbents Denise Berard Hall and
Chris Barnes are seeking another term on the
council, and Williams is joined by newcomer
William McCarty on the ballot. Incumbent
Mark Zydanowicz is seeking another fouryear term on the school board.
Minority Leader Hall called the campaign season an “exciting one,” as she and the
other three Republican Council candidates
have gone door knocking.
“A number of people have stated how
upset they were with the process that took
place at the Capitol during the state budget process, which is still ongoing and facing massive deficits,” she said. “We need to
change the balance of state government so
that it is not run by one party, which will promote communication and compromise. We
are optimistic that we can pick up a fourth
seat on the council, which would bring a better balance here in West Hartford.”
For complete information on all candidates on the ballot Nov. 3, pick up the League
of Women Voters Guide in this month’s edition
of West Hartford LIFE, the sister publication of
The West Hartford Press.
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what they’re doing” and to expand to the
middle school and pre-school.
“This wouldn’t have happened without
the parents who have been working for free,”
she said, adding, “It’s a nice model for other
communities.”
Muniba Masood, president of Growing Great Schools, stated in a press release,
“Growing Great Schools farmers markets,
cooking classes and physical fitness programs increase access to healthy, locally
grown produce and reinforce the vital connection between physical and emotional
health. This grant demonstrates the state’s
commitment to helping to create a culture
of wellness in Connecticut and beyond.”
Founded in 2010, the all-volunteer,
parent-led organization spread from a few
schools to all the district’s 11 elementary
schools. In 2014, it received nonprofit status.
Among its accomplishments are elementary school gardens, a weekly salad bar in
the cafeteria and two farmers markets per
school year. GGS also co-sponsors the West
Hartford Kids’ Relay that raises money for
the schools’ physical education programs
and supports efforts districtwide such as recess running programs and active indoor recess and to get students moving during the
school day.
“The farmers market is what brought
the community together,” GGS Executive Director Sally Mancini said, noting that this is
the fifth year they have been held.
“We’re creating a culture of wellness by
connecting food, nutrition, health and the
environment,” she said.
The markets teach students about produce grown on local farms and sustainable
food systems. The Growing a Great Community grant
from the Connecticut State Department
of Education will extend over the next two
years. In addition to expanding the program
to more grades, Mancini said, “This grant will
allow us to hire staff to carry out our mission
of inspiring communities to create a culture
of wellness. We are committed to increasing
access to healthy, local food and supporting
active before-, during- and after-school opportunities for all students.”
She said GGS is “very conscious” about the program having
“equity across town.”
One of its initiatives will be to teach
cooking classes in the spring at a number of
sites.
Last Thursday, students and their parents crowded around tables laden with fall
produce, local honey, soups, cheese, apple
cider and bread to purchase.
Dorjan Puka, executive chef and owner
of àvert Brasserie, was on hand with soups
and cheese prepared in his kitchen – the
proceeds going to the school’s health and
wellness efforts.
There were also several foods to sample
including pears and apples baked in a pumpkin prepared by Rita Meal, a founding member of GGS, and raw cauliflower seasoned
with dry herbs served up by fourth-grader
William Keever.
Troy Pape, a first-grader, liked both,
saying “the juice at the bottom [of the baked
fruit] tastes so cinnamony” and the cauliflower “tasted lemony” and was “crunchy.”
As a group of mostly Girl Scouts gathered, Bye got down on the grass, saying, “I’m
a pre-school teacher, I don’t need a chair.” As
girls held the microphone and a butternut
squash, she read them the book “Sophie’s
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Application to redevelop Sisters of Saint Joseph site set for public hearing
By Abigail Albair
Editor
After several years of
anticipation, an application
has been filed for the redevelopment of The Sisters of
Saint Joseph property on
Park Road.
The Town Council received the application from
The Sisters of St. Joseph Corporation and Center Development Corporation, the
contract purchaser and intended developer of the site,
at its Oct. 27 meeting and set
the matter for public hearing.
The application is to rezone the majority of the 22acre site from a single-family
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truly necessary, as well as why
any clearing could not have
been done on the east side of
the river where it would not
impact the neighbors’ property values as they believe the
work has, to which Klee said
the town would not allow
clearing on the east side due
to traffic concerns.
His promises that arborvitaes will be planted in
the area along with other
landscaping to “return those
resources that have been
impacted by the removal of
trees” did not assuage the
concerns.
“You killed 100-year-old
trees for a four-month solution,” Dick Fair said. “We don’t
want arborvitaes. When is
the last time you read a good
poem about the mighty arborvitae?”
Resident
Suzanne
Kinard provided a detailed
list of requests, including a
copy of the approved sedimentation and erosion control plan, a plan for staging
and dewatering sediments,
a truck management plan,
sampling and testing plan for
removed sediments, plan for
disposal of dewatered sediments, an inspection schedule for sediment piles, details
on site security and a schedule for active site work.
Andrew Bachman, an
arborist who grew up in the
neighborhood of the cutting,
called the tree work “insensitive” and requested an arborist be involved in future work.
Paul Palmer asked how
the DEEP could have allowed
the site to go from “beauty to
ugliness,” calling it a “barren
landscape” that is now just
tree stumps, devastated land
and drying debris.
“For all of us, it is a disaster, and we’re angry, frustrated and confounded by the
housing zone to a multi-family, multi-story zone and designate the site as a special
development district.
The intent is to redevelop and reuse the existing
185,000-square-foot building
and construct a new residential building containing 310
apartments, which will be
owned by CDC, and 36 residential living units, which
will be owned by the SSJC,
according to the application.
The plan to redevelop
the site, which when completed will be called Arcadia
Crossing, has been a topic of
economic development conversation in town since 2012
when the sisters issued a re-
quest for proposals for the
future of the property. SSJC
entered a purchase and sale
agreement with CDC in 2013,
and the project has been in
development since, work that
included meeting with town
staff and residents.
“CDC has gone through
several iterations of proposed
plans, attempting to address
therein all concerns raised by
DRAC, town staff and neighbors,” a letter submitted with
the application by CDC’s attorney Susan Hays reads.
The 36 units to be
owned by the sisters will be
consolidated to the west
wing of the existing building
on the site. The remainder
of the building and a new
construction will be used
for the development of the
apartment units – 66 in the
existing structure and 244 in
new buildings located at the
side and rear it.
There will be a total of
550 parking spaces in both
surface and garage parking,
as well as outdoor landscaped and recreational areas, including a pool, tennis
court and walking paths
through the undeveloped
portion of the site, according
to the application.
The application outlines
the various ways the project
is believed to be in compliance with the town’s Plan of
Conservation and Development, including that it will
promote economic growth in
the Park Road neighborhood
by bringing in hundreds of
new residents and that it will
allow for the historic preservation of the building on the
site, as well as for the sisters,
who have owned the property since 1898, to remain in
West Hartford.
In addition, the development’s footprint has been
condensed due to the structured parking rather than
surface lots, proposing less
than one-half of the density
that would be allowed on
the site under the RM-MS
zone, so that approximately
75 percent of the site will remain open space, the application explains.
The application was set
for public hearing Dec. ??? at
6:30 p.m. in the Town Council chambers.
complete disregard for our
environment,” Michelle Souza
said, calling for an immediate
review of the project scope
with a goal to preserve the
tree canopy going forward.
For their part, council
members apologized for the
fact that the project progressed this far. Although
they were aware of the project, members of the Community Planning Committee
of the council said the scope
was not what they were told
it would be.
“The expectation from
the town and from the council was nothing like what we
saw, so I also want to apologize for any way that we did
not help you earlier,” Deputy
Mayor Shari Cantor said.
“No member of this
council or any member of
that committee had any realization that the scope of
this project was to clearcut
an area like I witnessed this
week,” said Leon Davidoff,
chair of the Community Planning Committee. “What we’re
doing here this evening could
easily have been done prior to
the start of this project. That’s
how we do things in West
Hartford.”
Mayor Scott Slifka said
much the same at the beginning of the meeting when he
told the DEEP officials that
“this was all, from our standpoint, completely avoidable.”
“What is done is a shame
and can’t be undone, but we
want to make sure nothing
further like this happens,” he
said.
The DEEP scheduled a
public information session on
the project for Nov. 4 at 6:30
p.m. in Town Council chambers at which time Klee said
they will provide feedback
to residents’ questions from
Tuesday night.
He said his staff is working to establish the least impactful truck routes and access points to the channel.
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PRESSOPINION
To the editor:
From one Deputy Mayor to
the next, I proudly support Shari
Cantor in her run for re-election to
the West Hartford Town Council
on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015.
Since 2004, Shari Cantor has
served the West Hartford community with enthusiasm, intelligence
and compassion. Shari genuinely
cares about the residents of West
Hartford and the issues that concern them. She listens with an
open mind and uses her common
sense and her business sense to address their needs.
As deputy mayor of the town
of West Hartford, Shari continues
to lead our town with her knowledge and skill. She is an experienced CPA who has worked in
both the public and private sector. She is the chair of the Town
Budget and Finance Committee.
She is also a member of several
charitable organizations including
the UConn Board of Trustees, the
Community Planning Committee to the Senior Citizen Advisory
Commission, The Foundation of
West Hartford Public Schools and
the Jewish Federation.
As a lifelong resident of West
Hartford, a mother of four and a
devoted daughter to her parents
who still reside in West Hartford,
Shari truly understands this town
and its wonderful residents.
The town of West Hartford
needs Shari Cantor’s strong leadership and I strongly urge you to vote
for her and the Democratic team
on Tuesday, Nov. 3.
Owen P. Eagan
Former Deputy Mayor
West Hartford
A message
to voters
To the editor:
For the past eight years, I have
had the privilege of serving on the
Town Council. I am proud of my
record to keep our community safe
and our schools strong, to support
our libraries, recreational programs
and senior centers, while being fiscally prudent with your tax dollars.
My work is not complete. I ask for
your vote Nov. 3 so that I may continue my efforts to make a great
town even better.
Leon S. Davidoff
West Hartford Town Councilor
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A road diet is the right path
To the editor:
Looking for a truly frightening experience
this Halloween season? Here’s a suggestion: take
a walk along one of the sidewalks on North Main
Street between the Center and Bishops Corner.
Cars hurl along at speeds up to 50 mph on this
four-lane road (which is posted at 30-35 mph),
with only scant separation from the adjacent
sidewalks. A resident trying to back out of their
driveway, or a driver making a left turn onto an
intersecting side street, risks a serious accident
or worse. An average of 84 crashes occurred annually from 2010-14, excluding 2011.
Fortunately, help may be on the way. A team
of transportation planners is studying existing
conditions and developing innovative solutions.
Their charge is to determine whether it is feasible
to put North Main Street on a “road diet.” A road
diet would reduce the number of travel lanes on
North Main Street from four to two, separated by
a two-way left-turn lane. Road diets have been
successfully implemented across the country,
with positive results.
The design team presented its preliminary
findings at workshops and a public meeting last
week. They found that the road diet would modestly increase the travel time between Bishops
Corner and the Center. However, there would
be many benefits: fewer and less severe crashes,
slower speeds, shorter left-turn crossings, better
visibility of oncoming vehicles and wider buffers for pedestrians. There may be an opportunity to create a 10-foot-wide off-road multi-use
path for pedestrians and bicyclists. A road diet
would make North Main Street feel more like a
residential street, which it should be, rather than
a high-speed thoroughfare. This would be welcome news to all of the residents who live along
this terrifying road.
At first blush, it is counterintuitive that a
road diet could improve traffic and safety patterns on North Main Street. However, currently
most drivers use the two outside lanes, avoiding the inside lanes and the risk of getting stuck
behind a left-turning vehicle. A road diet would
allow smooth traffic flow in two travel lanes,
and safer conditions for drivers turning left into
driveways or side streets.
I encourage you to learn more about this exciting study by visiting www.crcog.org and reading about the study in the “What’s New” section
of the website. I believe a road diet would make
North Main Street safer and more functional for
all town residents.
Ed Pawlak
West Hartford resident
Bicycles - enough already
To the editor:
I just got through reading the Voters’ Guide
2015 in the November issue of West Hartford
LIFE, the sister publication of the West Hartford
Press. Thanks go to the League of Women Voters
and Turley Publications for distributing this informative publication.
The Voters’ Guide offers insight into each
candidate’s priorities and allows a voter to differentiate between candidates for office. This year’s Guide was especially interesting.
Without exception, all of the six Democrats
running for Town Council used the words “bicycles” or “bike-friendly” or “bike-ability” in re-
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sponse to League questions. None mentioned “affordability” or “increased taxes” or “rising cost of
living.” Of the Republican candidates running for
Council office, none of the four mentioned bicycles! All four did however, mention rising property taxes or affordability of living in West Hartford.
Come Election Day I think the choice is clear. If you believe bicycles are a town priority, vote
the Democratic ticket. If you think rising property
taxes and living in an affordable town are priority
issues, vote Republican.
I think you know how I’ll be voting on Tuesday, Nov. 3.
Allan E. Hastings
West Hartford resident
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Center
begins
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Left to right: Michelle Murphy, director of communications & marketing at Kingswood
Oxford School; Dr. Free; Sherry Brown, event chair and chair of the T&C Community
Relations Committee; Zaira Santiago, director of college advising at KO; and Natalie
Demers, associate head of school at KO.
Rhona Free speaks at annual dinner
Dr. Rhona Free, president of the University of
Saint Joseph, addressed
Town & County Club
members on educational
excellence and college affordability at the annual
scholarship dinner Oct. 15.
Town and County scholarships are granted to adult
women learners who attend two- or four-year colleges or universities and
live in the Greater Hartford
area. See www.towncounty.com for information. The
Town & County Club is a
private member-owned
Club in Hartford’s West
End, with a ballroom available for events.
Arts in the Center series, sponsored by First
Church, West Hartford, 12
South Main St., West Hartford Center, will begin the
2015-16 season Friday, Oct.
30 at 7 p.m. when Jim Boratko presents a Halloween organ recital, a night of
spine-tingling music appropriate for the season played
by the Phantom of the First
Church Crypt. Included will
be selections from “Phantom of the Opera” and the
silent film, “Frankenstein,” a
liberal adaptation of Mary
Shelley’s famous story from
1910 made by the Edison
Production company, with
improvised accompaniment
on First Church’s mighty
Austin organ. Suggested donation is $10. See www.whfirstchurch.org for details.
Hoffman earns Eagle
Friendship Circle hosting ‘Chop Shop’ classes
Friendship Circle participants will be shopping,
chopping, mixing and cooking for the next four Sundays, Nov 1, 8, 15 and 22 at
Whole Foods Bishops Corner. At the end of each class,
everyone will taste and take
home what they made.
Friendship Circle has
had cooking classes before,
experimenting with different fun recipes. This year is
the first year that participants will be helping to prepare the food items as well.
They will get a shopping
list, buy the food and cut it
to prepare the recipe of the
week.
“This is something very
different that we can’t wait
to start,” says Bracha Kosofsky, Friendship Circle program coordinator. “Thanks
to Whole Foods Bishops
Corner and their welcoming
staff, the program is sure to
be a hit.”
Friendship Circle is a
non-profit organization that
brings together children,
teens and young adults with
and without special needs
for a wide range of educational and social programs
in a Jewish environment. At
the heart of the organization is a group of dedicated
teenage volunteers who give
freely of their time, devotion
and unconditional love and
support.
Among
Friendship
Circle’s programs are home
visits, holiday programs,
life-skills building and sib-
ling support. We also offer
valuable support to families facing the challenges of
raising a child with special
needs. Friendship Circle
benefits children and teens
with special needs by giving
them the priceless gift of
friendship.
Although each group
buys and cooks at its own
pace, everyone gathers at
the end to recite the blessing
over the food. This creates
the feeling of community,
and all involved learn the
blessings on the food.
Friendship Circle Chop
Shop will be starting Nov.
1, from 10:30-11:30 a.m. at
Whole Foods Bishops Corner. Leading the class will be
Tammy Krulewitz, special
education teacher. All four
sessions are for the low cost
of $40.
For more information
go to FriendshipCircleCT.
com or visit us on Facebook:
Friendship Circle Hartford.
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Zach Hoffman, a senior member of Troop 146 in West
Hartford, was recently awarded the rank of Eagle
Scout. Among others in attendance at the award ceremonty were Zach’s three older brothers, all of whom
were also Eagle Scouts from Troop 146. Zach is a senior at Kingswood Oxford School. Eagle Scout is the
highest advancement rank in Boy Scouting. Congratulations to Zach and his family.
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In recognition of the self-sacrifice veterans of the United States Armed Services have made
and continue to make in the service of their country,
Hartford Gun Club will be holding an open house for our citizen-soldiers.
As a sign of gratitude the Hartford Gun Club will offer a
special shooting day open to the public and all Veterans
Sunday November 7, 2015 from 10am to 3:30pm. Fun for the whole family!!
A $5.00 cover charge with proceeds of the money earned from the open house will go to The
Wounded Warriors and other Veteran causes. There will also be a 20% discount on memberships to all Veterans. There will be a demonstration of Military Fire Arms and Rifles from
World War II to present day. Qualified persons attending can participate in the demonstrations. There will also be Military Vehicles displayed. Kanes Market will be providing Food
and refreshments. Torpedoes Smoke Shop will have a concession of Cigars. The proceeds will
be donated to the cause. We will be offering helicopter rides, weather permitting.
This year we will also be honoring the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietman War. Also,
a portion of our proceeds this year are going to American Huey 369. Please come and support all veterans, and help us make this another
successful event.
All strict safety measures and standards will be
enforced. Safety Instructors and Range Officials
will be present at this event.
For further information contact the
Hartford Gun Club at 860-658-1614 or visit
our website at www.hartfordgunclub.com
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Senior Center events/programs
West Hartford Senior Center, 15 Starkel Road,
860-561-7583
• Movies Thursdays at 1 p.m.: Oct. 29, “I’ll See
You in My Dreams” and Nov. 5, “Wild”
• Retirement Ready Series, Financial Fitness in
Retirement Monday, Nov. 2, 4-5:30 p.m., with
Marc Sack, financial planner, free, pre-registration required
• Conversations on Aging, Normal Memory
Changes and Keeping the Mind Alive Tuesday, Nov. 3, 10-11 a.m., $1/$2, pre-register
Trips: Radio City Christmas Spectacular in New
York City Dec. 1, cost $115/$118/$120, register
in advance
Elmwood Senior Center, 1106 New Britain
Ave., 860-561-8180
• How to…DeClutter with Dianne Rechel Friday, Oct. 30, 10-11 a.m., $2/3, register
• Halloween Costume Party & Dance Friday,
Oct. 30, 1-3 p.m., $4/$5, register
• Trips to: “Mama Mia” at The Bushnell Sunday, Nov. 1, $71/$74/$75; 4 Troops concert at
Foxwoods Wednesday, Nov. 4, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.,
$71/$72/$73
• Victorian Tea Monday, Nov 2, 11 a.m.-2:30
p.m., $25/$28
• Ted Talk Tuesdays – “The Surprising Science
of Happiness” with Dan Gilbert Tuesday, Nov. 3,
1 p.m. – show streamed via computer (Room
212)
• Medicare 101 and Beyond with Lou Pelletier
Wednesday, Nov. 4, 10-11 a.m., $1/$2
How to Make Natural Beauty Products Friday,
Nov. 6, 10-11 a.m., bring 2 recycled 8-10 oz.
jars, register, $5/$6
• CHOICES counselor available Friday, Nov. 6, 9
a.m.-noon, call for appt.
• Little boutique holiday giveaway (on second
floor) Monday-Thursday, Nov. 1-Dec. 24, 9
a.m.-4 p.m., spend $25 and go home with a
drawstring bag
Annual Spooktacular
The New Children’s Museum’s Annual Spooktacular will take place Friday, Oct. 30 from 5-8
p.m. at the museum, 950 Trout Brook Drive. Fun
festivities for the whole family include trick-ortreat throughout the museum for spooky prizes,
make hauntingly fun take-home crafts, meet
some creatures of the night, view a special
planetarium show and more. Costumes are
encouraged. Cost is $5/members, $10/nonmembers. Pre-registration is encouraged at
860-231-2824.
MUFON presentation
The Connecticut Chapter of MUFON will
present a video presentation, “911 UFO”
UFOs and police officers Saturday, Oct.
31, 11 a.m., at the Barney Library, 71
Main St., Farmington, with Aurora, Colo.,
law enforcement officer Kenneth Storch.
Materials and information will be available to
anyone interested in joining MUFON or simply
learning about the UFO phenomena. Recent
activity in Connecticut will be updated. For
further information, call 860-470-3296.
At the Library
Noah Webster Library
20 South Main St., 860-561-6980
• Downton Abbey: Fashion & Social
Change with Susan Jerome, collections
manager at URI, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2 p.m.,
register in advance – the many changes
that occurred throughout the time period
depicted in “Downton Abbey” and how
they influenced fashion
• Shakespeare Book Club Monday, Nov.
2, 7 p.m., “King Lear”
• Night Owls Evening Book Discussion
Tuesday, Nov. 3, “Wild Swans” by Jung
Chang
• Hunger Games Trivia Contest Round 1
Wednesday, Nov. 4, 6:30-8 p.m., grades
6-12, Round 2 Nov. 20 at the Farmington
Library, register for Round 1 only if able
to attend Round 2
• Author Venessa Blakeslee Thursday,
Nov. 5, 7 p.m., book talk, reading,
signing of new novel “Juventud,” which
explores the idealism of youth thru eyes
of a privileged half-Colombian girl
12
The
To submit an event for the calendar,
e-mail Sally at
[email protected]
West Hartford Hauntings
The final day for West Hartford Hauntings, the
Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical
Society’s spooky, theatrical lantern-lit cemetery
tours celebrating the museum’s 50th anniversary, will be Saturday, Oct. 31 at the North Cemetery, 80 North Main St. Tours will leave every
15 minutes from 6-8:45 p.m. Guests will be escorted through the stones by a dearly departed
guide, who will tell their own tale on the journey.
Tickets are $9 for children 17 and under and
$13 for adults, www.noahwebsterhouse.org, or
by calling 860-521-5362, ext. 21.
Farmers Markets
The final day will be Saturday, Oct. 31 for the
West Hartford Farmers Market on LaSalle Road
in the Arapahoe municipal parking lot from
9 a.m. and 1 p.m. and for the Bishops Corner
Farmers Market in the Crown Market parking lot
from 9 a.m.-noon.
Girl Scout cookie sales
•There will be a Troop 10478 Girl Scout Cookie
Sale Saturday, Oct. 31 from noon-4 p.m. and a
sale by Troop 10495 Sunday, Nov. 1 from 1-4
p.m., both at Blue Back Square.
Masked ballroom dance/cabaret
The Unitarian Society will present the second of
its Performing Arts series Saturday, Oct. 31 at
7:30 p.m. Come for a short lesson with teacher
Wendy Nielsen from Arthur Murray and stay to
dance. Costumes and masks are welcome. Donation of $15 requested, students with ID $10.
For tickets and info, call 860-233-9897.
The third of the series will be an Underground
Jazz Cabaret with Alex Nakhimovsky Saturday,
Nov. 7 at 7:30 p.m.
Events at Beth El Temple
Beth El Temple, 2626 Albany Ave., 860-2339696, will offer the following services/programs:
• JCL Special Needs Shabbat Service Saturday,
Oct. 31, 10:30 a.m., open to adults who have
special needs
• Chai Society Veterans Day Service and Shabbat Dinner Friday, Nov. 6, 7:30-10 p.m., with
guest speaker Rick Kinyon, Vietnam War veteran, on 40th anniversary of end of the Vietnam
War, and Honor Guard and students from Beth
El’s Religious School; veterans contact Marcia
Slotnick by Monday, Nov. 2 at noon to be included in the roll call, [email protected]
or 860-236-2630
• Weekly programs: Bible and Breakfast Thursdays, 8-9 a.m.; Lunch & Learn Tuesdays at
noon; Talmud Study Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m.;
Beth El Babies Exploring Fridays at 10 a.m.
Diabetes workshop
There will be a seven-week workshop for those
who have been diagnosed with diabetes or live/
care for someone with diabetes but don’t know
what to do or what to eat Mondays, Nov. 2, 9,
16, 23, 30, Dec. 7 and 14 from 10:30 a.m.12:30 p.m. at the Prosser Library, One Tunxis
Ave., Bloomfield, with registered dietitian and
certified diabetes educator Paula Kellogg Leibovitz. Pre-registration required with the West
Hartford-Bloomfield Health District by calling
860-561-7900, ext. 0.
Victorian Tea
Sneak Peek Productions will offer a program
called “Under the Petticoats” Monday, Nov. 2,
from 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m., at the Elmwood Senior
Center, 1106 New Britain Ave. Presenter Patricia
Perry will discuss the day-to-day lives of Colonial ancestors, how to use a chamber pot, how
many skirts one woman wore at a time, how they
bathed and more on etiquette during the Victorian era. The event includes a menu of assorted breads – some with cream cheese, chicken
salad, tuna – scones and individual desserts, as
well as tea with plenty of refills. Feel free to wear
gloves or a Victorian hat. Registration is required
at 860-561-8180. Cost is $25/$28.
Workshop
Great by 8 and Wintonbury Early Childhood
Magnet School, 44 Brown St., Bloomfield, invite parents and child care providers to attend
a workshop entitled “Good Children’s Books
Make Everything Better” Monday, Nov. 2, 6-8
p.m., at the magnet school. Isabel Baker, a
nationally recognized early childhood literacy
expert, and April Pulley Sayre, an award-winning children’s author, will be the presenters.
Free on-site child care will be available by
reservation on a first come, first served basis,
and dinner will be provided. To register, email
[email protected].
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‘The Journey of the Soul’
Chabad of Greater Hartford will offer a course
examining the soul and its journey through ancient and eye-opening Talmudic teachings beginning Monday, Nov. 2. Rabbi Shaya Gopin will
conduct the six course sessions at 7:30 p.m. on
Mondays at Chabad House, 2352 Albany Ave.
Interested students may call 860-232-1116, or
visit www.ChabadHartford.com/course for registration and info.
Bring a Friend to School
On Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, Bring a
Friend to School from 8:20 a.m.-3:40 p.m. at
the Bess and Paul Sigel Hebrew Academy, 55
Gabb Road, Bloomfield. Snacks and lunch will
be provided. Coffee hour for parents at dropoff.
RSVP by Friday, Oct. 30 at 860-243-8333 or
[email protected].
Vacation camps at Children’s Museum
On Election Day, Nov. 3, the Children’s Museum,
950 Trout Brook Drive, will offer Vacation Science
Camp for children in grades 1-5. The theme will be
“Animal Keepers.” Campers will have a chance to
see what it is like to go behind the scenes and care
for the animals that live in the Wildlife Sanctuary.
They will create toys, bathe and brush the animals,
and help feed them. Campers are encouraged to
bring in recyclables (cardboard, shoe boxes, paper
towel rolls, yogurt containers, etc.) that can be
used to create the toys.
The theme for Preschool Exploration Camp for
ages 3 years to kindergarten, also on Election Day,
will be Kids Choice. Let the kids have their voices
heard. Campers will vote throughout the day on
science activities, arts and crafts, songs, stories and
even what animal they meet from the sanctuary.
Sign up by emailing [email protected], or call 860-231-2830, ext. 44.
Native author Hurley to discuss new book
The Mandell JCC will bring author and West
Hartford native Katie Hurley to discuss her new
book, “The Happy Kid Handbook: How to Raise
Joyful Children in a Stressful World,” Tuesday,
Nov. 3, 7 p.m. at the Mandell JCC, Zachs Campus, 335 Bloomfield Ave. During the discussion,
Hurley will speak more specifically about the
importance of understanding the child as an
individual, triggers of childhood stress, the importance and power of “play,” teaching children
to cope with their feelings and more. Hurley is
a child and adolescent psychotherapist, writer
and speaker in Los Angeles. The event is free
and open to the community. RSVP for the discussion at 860-236-4571.
Baby Bookworms
The Bridge Family Center’s Family Resource
Center at Charter Oak International Academy
is offering a second cycle of Baby Bookworms,
a family literacy program focusing on the importance of reading to one’s baby. The program
meets on Wednesdays thru Dec. 9 from 1111:45 a.m. (it started Oct. 21.) It is especially for
children ages birth-3 accompanied by a parent
or caregiver. Big brothers and sisters are welcome. Cost is $5 per family. Call 860-929-5575.
Adoption informational session
Connecticut Adoption Services will hold its
monthly information session to learn more
about domestic or foster care adoption Thursday, Nov. 5 at 7 p.m. at Buckland Hills Mall in
Manchester or Barnes & Noble in Farmington.
Register before 3 p.m. the Tuesday/Wednesday
before the date of the session by calling Sandra
Couillard at 860-886-7500, ext. 355.
First Friday Swing Dance
Hartford Community Dance will hold swing
dances the first Friday of the month – Nov. 6
with The Cartells - from 8:30-11:30 p.m. at
the air conditioned West Hartford Town Hall,
50 South Main St. There’s a free beginners
workshop from 7:30-8:30 p.m., with dancing
8:30-11:30 p.m. Free parking at the Town Hall
lot; tickets are validated. Dance admission is
$12 ($10 for seniors 62+). To volunteer for 45
minutes and get free admission, contact Chris
at [email protected].
Holy Family Retreat Center retreat/program
The Holy Family Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis
Road, 860-760-9705 -will offer the following:
• Men’s Weekend Retreat: “Into the Heart of
Mercy” Friday-Sunday, Nov. 6-8, open to people
of all faiths and backgrounds, $295
• How to Be “Positively” Stressed with Ken Steller
Saturday, Nov. 7, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., $65 includes lunch
• Holiday Bread Baking with Sr. Elaine
Betoncourt Tuesday, Nov. 10, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.,
stollen, $65, includes lunch, register by Nov. 1
Arts & Events
Farmington Valley Visitors Association
Haunted Miniature Golf Thursday and
Friday, Oct. 29 and 30 from 4-9 p.m.,
Saturday, Oct. 31 from 11 a.m.-9 p.m. and
Sunday, Nov. 1 from 11 a.m.-8 p.m., at
Farmington Miniature Golf and Ice Cream
Parlor, 1048 Farmington Ave., Farmington,
admission $10 per person (www.fvva.com)
Hartt School events at the University
of Hartford, 200 Bloomfield Ave., West
Hartford:
• Hammerklavier Thursday, Oct. 29, 8-9:30
p.m., Berkman Recital Hall
• Halloween Concert with the Hartt Orchestra,
Wind Ensemble and Symphony Band Saturday,
Oct. 31, 3-5 p.m., Lincoln Theater
• Hartt Community Division Suzuki Piano
Halloween Play-In Saturday, Oct. 31, 4-5:30
p.m., Bliss Music Center, Alfred C. Fuller
Music Center
• “The Life and Adventures of Nicholas
Nickleby: Part 1” Tuesday, Nov. 3 and
Thursday, Nov. 5, 7:30-10 p.m., and Part 2,
Wednesday, Nov. 4 and Friday, Nov. 6, 7:3010 p.m., in Millard Auditorium
• Larry Alan Smith at 60 – A Birthday
Celebration Tuesday, Nov. 3, 8-10 p.m.,
Berkman Recital Hall
• Composers Ensemble and Chorus: New
and Exciting Music Wednesday, Nov. 4, 8-10
p.m., Berkman Recital Hall
• An Evening with Guitar Thursday, Nov. 5,
8-9:30 p.m., Berkman Recital Hall
• Senior Dance Concert Friday, Nov. 6, 7:309:30 p.m., Handel Performing Arts Center, 35
Westbourne Parkway
At Infinity Music Hall and Bistro
20 Greenwoods Road North, Norfolk, 1-866666-6306: Oct. 30, 8 p.m., The Yardbirds; Oct.
31, 8 p.m., Halloween Costume Ball hosted by
WZBG’s Amy Ferrarotti; The Steeldrivers show
Nov. 1 canceled
32 Front St., Hartford: Oct. 29, 8 p.m., Wise
Old Moon album release with special guest
The Meadows Brothers; Oct. 30, 8 p.m., Joan
Armatrading with Melissa Ferrick; Oct. 31,
8 p.m., The Slambovian Circus of Drams’
Halloween Costume Ball; Nov. 1, 7:30 p.m.,
Andrea Gibson; Nov. 5, 8 p.m., Joshua Radin
solo and acoustic with special guest Anya
Marina
At the Wadsworth Atheneum, 600 Main
St., Hartford, 860-278-2670, thewadsworth.org:
• Gallery Talk: “Guise & Dolls” Thursday, Oct. 29,
noon, with curator Patricia Hickson, followed
by a 1 p.m. screening of the film “Superstar:
The Life and Times of Andy Warhol” with an
additional screening Sunday, Nov. 1 at 4 p.m.;
“Warhol & Mapplethorpe: Guise & Dolls,” first
major exhibition to pair the work of the two
artists, thru Jan. 24, 2016
• Conversation: “Working with Andy
Warhol” Wednesday, Nov. 4, 6:30 p.m.,
with Christopher Makos, Bob Colacello and
Vincent Fremont, reception at 5 p.m., free
Cage Match at Playhouse on Park, 244
Park Road, West Hartford, Friday, Oct. 30, at
8 p.m. (doors open at 7:30 p.m.) and you be
the judge, contenders: KnucklePuck, Kidney
Scones and Concrete Tomato, all tickets
$10 at 860-523-5900, ext. 10 or www.
playhouseonpark.org, BYOB
Kinky Friedman’s “The Loneliest Man I
Ever Met Tour” Friday Oct. 30, 8 p.m., at
Bridge Street Live, 41 Bridge St., Collinsville,
860-693-9762
Spirits in the House
The Noah Webster House & West Hartford
Historical Society is throwing a 50th anniversary party Saturday, Nov. 7, from 7-10 p.m.,
“Spirits in the House: Return of the 1960s.”
The night will feature a photo booth, tattoos,
aura readings, a scavenger hunt, games, open
bar, tastings. As part of the anniversary, the
museum is seeking the community’s photographs from the period. Contact Sheila Daley
at 860-521-5362, ext. 17. Advance tickets are
$50 per person ($45 for museum members),
or $60 at the door. Space is limited. Visit noahwebstehouse.org/join/spirits.html for tickets
and information.
At the Mark Twain House & Museum, 351
Farmington Ave., Hartford, 860-280-3130:
• Graveyard Shift Ghost Tours Thursday and
Friday, Oct. 29 and 30, stepping off at 6, 7,
8 and 9 p.m., tickets $22/$17/$15 at 860247-0998
• “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” in the style
of an old-time radio play by Capital Classics
Oct. 29 and 30 at 7:30 p.m., tickets $20/$15
at 860-247-0998
• Book/Mark “Twain’s End” with author Lynn
Cullen Tuesday, Nov. 3, 7 p.m., reservations
recommended at 860-247-0998
• Book/Mark “Razzle Dazzle: The Battle
for Broadway” with author Michael Riedel,
moderated by Frank Rizzo Wednesday, Nov.
4, 7 p.m.
• Mark My Words V…In a Galaxy Far, Far
Away, Star Wars-themed event with five
“Star Wars” expanded universe authors
Friday, Nov. 6, 7 p.m., Webster Museum
Center, preceded by The Imperial Blood
Drive from noon-5 p.m. at Immanuel
Congregational Church, advance tickets $35
thru Sunday, Nov. 1, $45 after
• Mark Twain House & Museum 2015 Gala Nov.
14, more info and tickets at 860-280-3112
Paranormal investigation at ButlerMcCook House & Garden with the
G.O.N.E.R.S. Friday, Oct. 30, 6-8 p.m., with
medium Karen Hollis, admission $15/$10,
reservations at 860-247-8996, ext. 14
“Rocky Horror Show” by Phoenix Theater
Company Friday and Saturday, Oct. 30 and
31 at 8 p.m. and a midnight show Oct. 31, at
Trinity-on-Main, 69 Main St., New Britain, with
West Hartford resident Jacob Boergesson as
Brad, tickets $22 in advance, $24 at the door,
860-229-2072 or www.phoenixtheater.us
Jez Lowe Saturday, Oct. 31, 8 p.m.,
at the Sounding Board Coffeehouse at
The Universalist Church of West Hartford,
433 Fern St., West Hartford, $18/$16/$10/$8,
[email protected],
or by calling 860-770-3001
The Johannes String Quartet with pianist
David Westfall Sunday, Nov. 1, 4 p.m., at South
Church, 90 Main St., New Britain, at the Music
Series at South Church, free-will donation
Connecticut Cabaret Theatre auditions
for the musical “The Cardigans,” auditions
by appt. only, seeking men 18-35, contact
860-829-1248
“Playful,” exhibit of prints, drawings, mixed
media, collage and paintings by Elizabeth
McNally thru Thursday, Nov. 5 in the Wallace
Barnes and Barbara Hackman Franklin Art
Gallery at the entrance of the 600 Building at
Tunxis Community College in Farmington
Theater Guild of Simsbury’s “The King
and I” Nov. 14, 19 and 21 at 7:30 p.m. and
Nov. 15 and 22 at 2 p.m., in the Simsbury
High School auditorium, 34 West Street,
Simsbury, advance tickets $21/$18, at the
door $24/$18, theatreguildsimsbury.org
Juried Photography Exhibit based
around images of West Hartford and a
one-person show by 2015 CT+6 Best of
Show winner Elisabeth McBrien at the
West Hartford Art League’s two galleries, 37
Buena Vista Road, West Hartford, thru Nov. 8,
gallery hours: Thursday-Sunday, 1-4 p.m. or
by appt. at 860-231-8019
There will also be a fundraiser Nov. 19
hosted by restaurateur and Chef Bill Rizzuto.
The evening will include a three-course dinner
and live music. Tickets are $75.
Medicare CHOICES counselor at Town Hall
Medicare Open Enrollment is thru Dec. 7. For
those who have questions about Medicare,
related insurance questions, or other benefits,
Linda Castiglione, a trained CHOICES counselor,
will be available by appointment Wednesdays
and Thursdays from 1-4 p.m. in Room 306 at
Town Hall, 50 South Main St. Call 860-5617561 to make an appointment.
PRESS Sports
Gray
Matters
By Scott Gray
Photos by David B. Newman
Left: Conard’s Nate Richam speeds away from two Southington players on his way to a 58-yard touchdown run, giving the Chieftains a 9-6 lead in the
first quarter. Right: Southington receiver Anthony Plantamuro is swallowed up by Conard’s defense, led by Kyle Pena-Green (34) and Zachary Boehm (50).
Conard can’t keep up with Southington
By Brendan Driscoll
Correspondent
Facing the two-time defending Class LL state champions and top-ranked high school
football team in the state, an
offense that has averaged 55
points per game and is led by
a senior quarterback headed
to play at a Division I college,
the odds were stacked against
Conard when the Chieftains
met Southington under the
lights at McKee Stadium last
week.
However, 10 minutes into
the game, the Chieftains held
a three-point lead and their
defense had already recorded
four sacks and forced a safety
against the state’s most potent
offense. But just as Hall learned
two weeks earlier, you can’t
keep a juggernaut like Southington down for long.
Led by UConn-bound
quarterback Jasen Rose, Southington scored touchdowns on
six of its next seven possessions and pulled away with a
53-25 win over the Chieftains
Oct. 24.
“We gave them all we
could muster up in the first
half, and in the second half they
came out and really flexed their
muscles and really showed why
they are the No. 1 team in the
state,” Conard coach Matt Cersosimo said. “You have to give
a lot of credit to them. It wasn’t
a lack of effort or anything
that we were doing; they just
showed how much superior
they were.”
Southington (6-0) has won
26 in a row dating to 2013. The
Blue Knights’ last loss was to
Hall.
Conard fell to 4-2 and
dropped to 10th in the CIAC
Class LL playoff rankings. The
top eight teams qualify for the
postseason.
Conard’s Nate Richam was
bottled up by the Southington defense that continuously
stacked the box. However, Richam broke free for a 58-yard
touchdown run in the first
quarter to give Conard a brief
9-6 lead.
But the Blue Knights outscored the Chieftains 19-7 in
the second quarter, scoring
two TDs in the final 2 ½ minutes to take a 32-16 lead at the
break. In the third quarter, it
took Southington less than 3
minutes to score another two
touchdowns, and the Blue
Knights put the game away
with a TD in the opening minute of the fourth.
It was the second straight
convincing win by Southington over a West Hartford
team. Two weeks ago, the
visiting Blue Knights walked
off the turf at Hall’s Chalmers
Stadium with a 61-26 win over
the Warriors.
Conard QB Declan Flaherty completed 17 of 33
passes for 140 yards with a
See CAN’T KEEP UP on page 15
Warriors aim to be at home in tournament
By David Heuschkel
Sports Editor
A.J. Speranza is used to
creating scoring opportunities
on the soccer field, not preventing them. As a forward,
the Hall senior’s responsibility
is to generate chances in the
front third.
In the penultimate game
of the regular season Oct. 26
against Simsbury, Speranza
spent more time in the back
third. He switched gears early in the second half, making
a run into the box and got
taken down. A penalty kick
was awarded.
Connor Sandstrom converted the PK to break a
scoreless tie early in the second half, and the Warriors
held on for a 1-0 win over the
Trojans.
“I’ve been playing forward
all year and this was my first
game at defense. I just wanted
to score, so I saw the opportunity,” Speranza said afterward.
“I was really just trying to get
a corner [kick] out of it. I just
kept going.”
With the win, the War-
riors (10-4-1) leaped over Fairfield Warde (9-3-4) into the
No. 16 spot in the CIAC Class
LL playoff rankings with one
match – Oct. 28 vs. Conard –
remaining. In doing so, Hall
positioned itself for a firstround home match for the
state tournament.
“We’d really like to be at
home for the tournament if at
all possible,” Hall coach Zeke
Seguro said following the win
over Simsbury. “This was a big
step in the right direction.”
The second step was to
beat or tie Conard (7-7-1)
in the rematch between the
crosstown rivals. The Chieftains beat Hall 1-0 in the first
game Oct. 5. The last time either school won both games
in the same season was 2011
when the Warriors swept the
Chieftains.
Hall has been playing its
best soccer in recent weeks.
The Warriors went 5-1 in a
stretch that included wins over
Glastonbury, South Windsor,
Southington and now Simsbury.
The Warriors handed Glaston-
Before I’m asked the question, “What does this
have to do with sports?,” I’ll put it up front.
My association with the Connecticut Association of Schools (CAS) took root early in my
sports- casting career, when I broadcast high
school football and basketball games in the old
Hartford County Conference and Central Connecticut Interscholastic League. Later, in my early days at WTIC, I initiated the first statewide high
school basketball poll, which was published by
both the Associated Press and United Press International. It was through these endeavors that
I formed a close relationship with Mike Savage,
then the executive director of both the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference (CIAC)
and CAS, its academic arm.
As my work assignments stretched further
into professional and major college sports, I tried
to maintain close ties with my first love, high
school sports, and my relationship with CAS-CIAC remained steadfast. Annually, I act as master of ceremonies for two of their major events,
the Scholar-Leader banquet in the spring, honoring the top students from junior high schools
statewide, and the Distinguished Administrators
banquet in the fall, honoring six outstanding principals and assistant principals, from the elementary, middle and high school levels. I‘ve enjoyed
the association with both events for more than
two decades and maintained a close relationship
with the changing administrations of CAS-CIAC,
under current Executive Director Karissa Niehoff.
Having been married to an educator for more
than 30 years, I take both assignments very
seriously. It’s important to me that no one underestimate the importance of every station in
the education cycle, from state boards and local
school boards, to administrators and teachers, to
the students and their parents.
The annual Distinguished Administrators dinner was held last week in Portland. Through the
tireless efforts of CAS-CIAC staff member Karen
Pactor, it is not only one of the great social events
of the year, it’s an opportunity to show appreciation for school administrators who establish creative, productive, friendly learning environments,
often against long odds. In an era of diminishing
resources and increasing expectations, it can be
difficult to meet the ever stiffening standards of
the community, yet the administrators honored at
this annual event meet the challenge, no matter
how high the bar has been raised.
Among this year’s honorees were Karyn Morgan, assistant principal of Staples High School
in Westport; Sherrod McNeill, assistant principal
at John G. Pendergast School in Ansonia; Francis Kennedy, principal of Berlin High School;
and Judy Deleeuw, principal of East Lyme Middle
School.
It was the other two recipients of this year’s
Distinguished Administrator honors that moved
me to devote my column this week to the education arm of the CAS-CIAC complex. Both are
teachers in our circulation area. Krista Bauchman is the assistant principal of Irving A. Robbins
Middle School in Farmington. Alicia Bowman is
the principal of West Woods Upper Elementary
School, also in Farmington. Both are shining examples of the dedication to craft and the devotion to students, faculty and staff that make great
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Kingsford Oxford girls still unbeaten
Photos by David B. Newman
Kelly Malone
Ellie Bavier
Camilla Berckermeyer
The Kingswood Oxford girls soccer team remained unbeaten with a 4-2 win over Westminster Oct. 24. The Wyverns are ranked
third in the New England Prep School Athletic Council (NEPSAC). The game was part of the Hewett Day festivities at KO.
Noa Boyd
WARRIORS
from page 13
The Warriors handed
Glastonbury its first loss.
South Windsor and Southington each had just one
loss before Hall beat them.
A 4-0 win over Windsor
last week came in the mid-
GRAY MATTERS from page 13
administrators great and glean
the greatest measure of productivity from the education process.
“As a school leader, I am priv-
dle of a challenging stretch
for Hall. In the seven matches prior to that game, the
Warriors had played Farmington, Southington (twice),
Conard, Glastonbury, South
Windsor and Avon in a row
and gone 3-3-1.
“We’re very prepared
for the tournament,” Speranza said after the win over
Simsbury. “I don’t think
there’s a team that’s more
prepared than us. Being
in this conference really
helps.”
The Warriors were not
among the eight teams – six
division winners and two
wild cards – that qualified
for the Central Connecticut
Conference tournament,
which begins this weekend.
“When we lost to Avon,
we were out,” Seguro said.
The Warriors lost to the
Falcons 2-0 Oct. 19. Avon,
a Class L team, moved
into the CCC this fall after
competing against smaller
schools as a member of the
NCCC for years.
“I think Avon is almost
as good as Glastonbury,” Seguro said. “I didn’t expect
to beat Avon. People for-
get they were Class L [cochamps] last year. … I had
them pegged as one of the
top two teams in the CCC.
They beat Farmington, they
beat us. They’re good. Along
with Glastonbury, they’ve
probably given us the most
trouble.”
ileged to work beside talented
teachers, staff and families,” said
Bauchman, deflecting most of the
credit for her success to others,
“helping empower students with
the knowledge, skills and curiosi-
ty required to make informed decisions and take positive action
to improve themselves and their
communities and beyond.”
“Leadership is making happen
what you believe in and I believe
that learning and leading are inseparable”, Bowman said of her
approach to education. “As school
administrators, we have the opportunity to create a community
where students, teachers and
administrators are teaching and
learning, simultaneously, under
the same roof. I am fortunate to
have the privilege of being the lead
learner of West Woods Upper Elementary school, modeling learning
and shaping the conditions for all
to learn on a continuous basis.”
I’ll get back to sports next
week, but this week I wanted
to take a moment to recognize
some of the real heroes of our
world, not those who are so ordained because they were blessed with special physical abilities.
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By Matt Monitto
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To say Northwest Catholic took its best shot at
Avon when the teams met
in a CCC field hockey game
would not necessarily be
accurate for the simple reason that Northwest didn’t
take any shots.
To say the grass field
at Northwest Catholic
High was tilted wouldn’t be
truthful. It just seemed that
way.
The field hockey was
not even either, other than
the score at the end of 60
minutes of regulation. Avon
threw shot after shot toward the Northwest Catholic net, coming up empty
time after time, until Lauren Jeandell scored with
just one 1 minute remaining in overtime to give the
Falcons a 1-0 win in a CCC
game Oct. 22.
“We knew we had to
play defense today in this
game because [Avon is] a
very good team,” Northwest
coach Bill Mullady said.
CAN’T KEEP UP from page 13
touchdown. He also ran for
137 yards, including an 83yard pickup before being
tackled from behind and
coughing up the football
inside the Southington 10yard line.
Conard wide receiver Jack Ryan caught two
touchdown passes, and senior Byron Jones Jr. caught
nine passes for 78 yards.
“We had to throw the
ball since they packed the
box to stop Nate and our
run game,” Cersosimo said.
“We had to call on Declan,
Jack and Byron to step up
and do some things and
they made some plays for
us.”
Southington’s
lead
grew to 37 points after a
touchdown in the fourth
quarter. Rose threw for
274 yards and three touchdowns, completing 18 of
30 passes. Austin Morin
caught all three of Rose’s
touchdown passes and finished with eight catches for
154 yards.
“Going into the fourth
quarter, we talked about
winning that quarter: Let’s
win this quarter and move
forward to the rest of our
“We played solid defense.
We stayed in the game and
we didn’t get down.”
Northwest never had
an opportunity to get up because it’s difficult to score
when you have zero shots.
Avon amassed 54 shots.
“We persevered,” Avon
coach Terri Ziemnicki said.
“I think we were frustrated,
and I think we persevered
over outside factors like the
field and … Just a bumpy
field.”
Northwest
usually
plays its home game at
St. Thomas Seminary in
Bloomfield. Mullady said
since his team played East
Catholic two days earlier at
the high school, the team
figured to keep the goals
where they are for the game
against Avon.
“It’s always nice for the
kids to be on their home
field for support,” Mullady
said.
However, this home
field did not offer any advantage. Avon’s offense
controlled the game for all
69 minutes. Northwest’s
season on a positive note,”
Cersosimo said. “Against
a team like that, you just
want to get some small victories when the game gets
out of hand like it did.”
Conard
outscored
Southington 9-7 in the final 12 minutes. Two points
defense was up for the challenge, keeping the ball out
of the net until Jeandell finally put one past goalie Gianna Molinari.
“Their goalie played
a good game. She made
some nice saves,” Ziemnicki said. “Some of our shots
went wide, more so than
I’ve ever seen, and [Northwest] packed the goal with
defense.”
Mullady said the strategy was to stay tight in front
of the net and don’t leave
any Avon player open for a
clean shot at Molinari, who
made 30 saves.
“From the beginning,
she’s been phenomenal this
year,” Mullady said. “I was
concerned how good she
would be this year, but she’s
really, really come on. She’s
been outstanding.”
Mullady said Mary Budnick, Kate Jessen and Julia
Klein stood out on defense.
He also praised the play of
Ellena Paradise, who scored
the winning goal in the 1-0
win over East Catholic.
“It’s just a total team
came on a safety when
Southington botched a
snap with its backup quarterback in the game. On
Conard’s ensuing possession, Ryan caught a 50-yard
touchdown pass.
“We still have everything intact that we want
effort from everybody,”
Mullady said after the
loss to Avon. “We’re not
the most skilled team,
but with the team effort
we’re in every game. You
get a good goalie and you
never know what will
happen.”
There was a little
more than a minute remaining in overtime
as Avon lined up for its
40th penalty corner and
Northwest prepared for
another stop. A scramble ensued in front of the
net and Jeandell pushed
the ball past Molinari to
win it to give the Falcons
their 10th straight win,
nine by shutouts.
“Forty corners [ for
Avon], so there’s a lot of
running,” Mullady said.
“We didn’t go too deep
on the bench. We got
worn down, but we hung
in there even during
overtime. We were running. We were playing
hard. Our goalie played
fantastic.”
to achieve,” Cersosimo
said. “Our mentality is
good. There was no sulking in that huddle. They
realized they just played
the No. 1 team in the state
and that’s the bar and
that’s what we need to
get to.”
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Conard lax coach honored
Conard High boys lacrosse
coach Bill Condon will be inducted into the Connecticut
chapter of the U.S. Lacrosse
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Condon has been the coach
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position was in 1983 when he
started the lacrosse program
at Holy Cross in Waterbury. Between the two schools, he has
more than 300 coaching victories. His teams at Conard have
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won five league titles, three
Northern Division championships and made five trips to the state tournament semifinals. In addition to winning his 300th game last spring,
Condon received the Joe Oliva Contribution to the Sport Award from the
Connecticut Lacrosse Officials Association. Condon joins 2012 inductee
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BARRETT ENTERPRISES LLC
Home Improvement Contractor
So Many Amateurs . . . So Few Professionals!!
Residential * Commercial * Industrial
Call today
for your
FREE, no
obligation
consultation
& estimate.
860-242-6486
35 Peters Road
Bloomfield
24 Hour Emergency Service
• Generator installations
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Computer Network Wiring
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Jim Barrett, Owner
CT. LIC. #602130 • Office (860) 796-0131
License #103858 & 103859 • Fully insured
www.brannackelectric.com
HOME IMPROVEMENT
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LOW
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D.H. RADOMSKI, INC.
HOME IMPROVEMENTS
860-334-4252
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860-502-9527
HOME IMPROVEMENT
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Call Rich
MASONRY
860-881-4745
MASONRY
ALEX EUROPEAN MASON
Over 30 years experience
• stone work • stucco • chimneys
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• concrete work and much more.
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The
Ct. Lic. #0626103
HOME IMPROVEMENT
CT #0628836
LANDSCAPING
Pro House Cleanouts
& Dump Runs
Email: [email protected]
CT License #HIC0616677
18
HOME IMPROVEMENT
(860) 883-6703
West Hartford Connecticut
860-561-9654
Email: [email protected]
www.mcnallysllc.com
203-206-2839
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860-417-9355 (work) 860-567-3342
Email: [email protected]
• Gutter Cleaning, Installation and Repairs Professional
and
• Interior Painting and Wallpaper
Courteous
• Kitchen and Bathroom Restoration
• Carpentry Work • Additions
Free Estimates
Insured
• Grab Bar Installation
Lic#569912
• Odd Jobs - no jobs too small!
* Concrete * Stone Walls * Patios
* Bricks * Belgium Blocks * Chimneys
* Wood Fencing
Specializing in all types of jobs.
PO Box 9656, Bristol, CT • Fully Ins. Worker’s Comp & Liability
BUILDERS LLC
• ADDITIONS • REMODELING • GARAGES
• COMPOSITE DECKS • PORCHES
Don DeLeo
MODERN MAINTENANCE, LLC
Serving the Farmington Valley
for over 10 years
ALLSTAR MASONRY
(860) 582-0712
Fax: (860)410-1190 or (860) 583-2183
DELEO
McNally’s
HOME IMPROVEMENT
NICK
In business for a blessed 29 years
• Repairs • Replacement • Remodeling
HOME IMPROVEMENT
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ROOFING
SIDING
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GUTTERS
ADDITIONS
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HOME IMPROVEMENT LLC
We do it all from the ground up!
860-296-3405
DJM
Renovations
CONTRACTORS
ONE CALL
DOES ALL
High in Quality and Dependability
FREE ESTIMATES
HOME IMPROVEMENT
AVALLONE
CT REG.
ROOFING
#509749
SIDING • WINDOWS
DOORS • GUTTERS • DECKS • AWNINGS
HOME IMPROVEMENT
Lic.#514976
HOME IMPROVEMENT
203-232-0257 Lic. #0580443
860-810-4196
West Hartford Press October 29, 2015
LANDSCAPING
Simply
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Full Service Landscaping Company
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Weekly
• Mulching
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•
Overseeding
Hedge Trimming
& Pruning
Quality Top
Soil & Mulch
Spring & Fall Clean-Ups
• Mulching
• Weekly
Mowing• Colored Stone
Gravel
& Sand
Product
Powerwashing
•
Stump
Grinding
Weekly
& Bi-Weekly Lawn Mowing
Pruning
•
Hedge
Trimming
PICKUP, DELIVERY AND INSTALLATION SERVICES
Complete
• Powerwashing
StumpServices
GrindingCustomer Service
Lawn Re-seeding & Repair
Great
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and•Outstanding
• Complete
Landscaping
Services
Construction
and
Design Services
SENIOR
DISCOUNTS
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MASONRY
AD MASONRY
All type of Masonry Work
• Patios
• Walls
• Driveways
• Pools in Stone
• Brick, Bluestones
& Pavers
• Stairs and Walkways
Serving the Farmington Valley
for over 17 years!
FREE ESTIMATES
CT Lic# 602717
860-368-9486
Snow Plowing
860-402-2168
[email protected]
MASONRY
F&R MASONRY
All work done by Father
and Son
• Stonewalls • Sidewalks
• Steps • Chimneys • Patios
• Repairs & more
Serving the Farmington Valley
Lic #0637257
Insured
Free Estimates
203-805-9114
MASONRY
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• Good painting preparation
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INTERIOR WORK: repair ceilings, walls, trim,
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EXTERIOR WORK: Small Masonry Repair
Free estimates. You can count on us for a precise & excellent job!
20 year experience. HIC #0575928
Call: Zenon 860-518-0630
Bodgan 860-518-2625
PAINTING
BRECHUN PAINTING
Interior & Exterior Painting
Power Washing,
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25 years of experience
in Farmington Valley
Reg #0562179
EPA
CERTIFIED
860-673-7280
PLUMBING
ANDY WOTTON
PLUMBING &
HEATING, LLC
(860) 833-8153
Old fashion, honest, reliable
service at a reasonable price.
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done from leaky faucets to
snaking your main drain.
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We can also do all
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Buki -
PAINTING
860-251-9560
Free Estimates • Lic#0604514
860-417-9968
Ken (203) 558-4951
PAINTING
PAINTING &
CEILING REPAIR
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& painting.
Complete prep.
T.C. Home Improvement
Cell 860-916-6287
Free
Estimates Home 860-523-4151
PAINTING
Dennis Volpe
STONE MASON CONTRACTOR
860.225.3077
cell 860.839.8971
30 Years Experience • License #0630165 • New Britain, CT
SPECIALIZING IN:
Stone Wall Patios & Veneers • Patio Walls - Walk Ways
Chimney Rebuilding - Brick & Block Additions - Partition Walls
Basement Waterproofing - Drainage Work - Pre-Cast Retainer Walls
Pre-Cast Artificial Stone Veneers - Ceramic Tile Installed
Bobcat Service - Snow Plowing - Trucking
POWER WASHING
ROB’S
HIC#0629057
Pro Quality
Painting & Home
Repair, LLC
860-201-7788
www.pqpainting4u.com
• High Quality interior/exterior painting
• Remodeling • Interior/exterior restorations
• All home repair • Fully licensed and insured
The best decision you’ll ever make
PLUMBING
Akcent
PAINTING
GUTTER CLEANING
POWER WASHING
ROOF CLEANING
PAINTING
Painting and Remodeling
Specializing in:
INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR PAINTING
• Powerwashing • Deck Staining
• Ceiling Repairs • Spraying
• Home Improvements & Renovations
and more
Over 15 years of experience
Call Chris @ 860 944 9100
www.AkcentRestoration.com
POWER WASHING
RAINBOW
HYDRA-BLAST
WHY JUST POWERWASH
860-982-3300
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Specializing in high pressure
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Fully Insured/Free Estimates
860-649-4953
860-402-7672
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
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PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
SOLUTIONS
860-712-9461
FOR RESIDENTIAL
REAL ESTATE AND
INVESTMENT PROPERTY
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R& M PROPERTY
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361 park rd., west hartford
860-924-6610
www.bushre.com
Lic. #277593 & Insured
For immediate response anytime call 860-236-8450
ROOFING
We offer complete and customized Property Management and Real Estate services.
ROOFING
ROOFING
ROOFING • SIDING
• WINDOWS • & more...
Call now.
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HARMONY
Home Improvement (860) 645-8899
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Call
VALLEY STUMP
GRINDING, LLC
Lic. #0639246
WINDOW CLEANING
When It Comes To Tree Service
We Run Rings Around The Competition.
WE CLEAN WINDOWS!
Grimshaw Tree Service
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Commercial & Residential
TREE CARE OR TREE REMOVAL
Call 860-521-8858 for a
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Fully Insured
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WINDOWS & DOORS
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*Bill Morrell Contractor * Ct Lic.#0509785 * Insured*
October 29, 2015
The
West Hartford Press
19
HALL’’S MARKET
HALL
American Cheese
1 lb. min.
WWW.HALLSMARKET.NET
All Natural
Boneless Skinless
1.29
APPLE CRANBERRY
Thin Sliced
Pork
Cutlets
1.99. lb.
3.29
$
lb.
BONELESS ALL NATURAL
2.99
2.99
BOXES OF BURGERS - YOU CHOOSE!
20-1/4 LB. Black Angus
HALL’S FRESH STORE MADE
Black Angus
Ground Sirloin or
BUY TWO
Meatloaf
Mix
17.95 ea.
SIRLOIN PATTIES $
Chuck Roast
4.99
lb.
Great for Pot Roast
$
8-1/2 lb.
CHEDDAR BACON
SEAFOOD
2.99
Salmon Fillets
lb.
5.99
$
Hall’s Kitchen
3.99lb.
$
FROZEN
Tilapia Fillets
$
Fresh Atlantic
lb.
10 lb. bag Individually Frozen
GET ONE
3lbs.
or more
Sandwich of the Week
Egg Salad
$1.99 ea.
Grinder of the Week
Italian Meatball Grinder
$3.99 ea.
Gourmet Sandwich
Park Road Panini
$5.99 ea. +tax
Grilled Chicken, baby spinach,
pesto mayo, thick sliced tomatoes.
featuring freshly prepared grab & go sandwiches & salads:
THIS WEEK’S SPECIALS
- Eggplant Parmesan
- Apple Cider Chicken with butternut squash
- Honey Glazed Salmon with Spinach Orzo
- Spaghetti with Hall’s Chicken
Parmesan Meatballs
- Cranberry Glazed Pork Tenderloin
with Fire Roasted Apples
and Mashed Butternut
Convenient parking in the rear & our lot to the east of Hall’s
West Hartford Press October 29, 2015
Hot Soup is Back!
Monday: Chicken Noodle, Butternut Apple Bisque
Tuesday: Beef Stew, Creamy Tomato Basil
Wednesday: Spiced Pumpkin Bisque, Sausage & Kale
Thursday: Beef Barley, Cream of Broccoli
Friday: N.E. Clam Chowder, Southwest Chicken Chili
Saturday: Soup Du Jour & Turkey with Wild Rice
Our Famous Beef Chili Available Daily
331 Park Road, West Hartford, CT • 860-232-1075
The
Pork Tenderloins
Italian
Chicken Breast
3.29lb Sausage
OR THIN SLICED
Chicken or Pork Chicken Cutlets
Stuffed Pork Chops $
$
$
lb.
lb.
3.99lb.
7.99lb.
20
lb.
$
$
Prices good from October 29, 2015
through November 4, 2015
EXTRA TENDER
Pork Chops
EXTRA LEAN
FREE
Hall’s Store Made
Baby Back Ribs
Marinated
Steak Tips
While supplies last
Sorry no rainchecks
Quantities limited
BUY ONE
GET ONE
lb.
MEATY
Extra Tender
•
Spoon Roast
5.99
4.99lb.
$
Chicken
Cordon Bleu
HALL’S FAMOUS
$
lb.
1.99
$
lb.
$
2.79
$
Center Cut
Chicken Breast
10 lb.
$
bag
London Broil
Compare and SAVE!
Lowest
Price
Around!
gal.
2.99
$
ESTABLISHED 1935
Extra Lean Top Round
Guida’s 1% or
Skim Milk
Land O Lakes
Sirloin
Steaks
6.99
$
lb.
FREEZER PLEASER
BUY IN BULK AND SAVE!!!
Whole
SIRLOINS $4.99/lb
Whole or 1/2 Boneless
NY STRIPS $5.99/lb
Whole or 1/2 Boneless
RIBEYES $7.99/lb
Whole Fresh
BRISKETS $3.99/lb
Fresh Whole Pork Butts
$1.99/lb
DELI
BOAR’S HEAD PRODUCTS!
Boar’s Head
DELUXE HAM ............................. $8.99 Lb.
Boar’s Head
BLAZIN BUFFALO
CHICKEN BREAST .................... $8.99 Lb.
Boar’s Head
IMPORTED
SWITZERLAND SWISS ............. $8.99 Lb.
Boar’s Head
THICK SLICED BACON .............. $5.99 Lb.
HALL’S STORE BAKED HAM ........................$5.99/LB
IMPORTED HAM .........................................$4.99/LB
GENOA SALAMI ..........................................$5.99/LB
SLICING CHEDDAR .....................................$5.99/LB
STELLA PROVOLONE CHEESE ....................$5.99/LB
HALL’S BROCCOLI & APPLE SALAD ............$5.99/LB
HALL’S COLESLAW .....................................$3.99/LB
HALL’S GARLIC BROCCOLI RABE ................$7.99/LB
HALL’S CURRIED CHICKEN SALAD ..............$7.99/LB
HALL’S MEDITERRANEAN PASTA SALAD ....$4.99/LB
HALL’S TUNA PASTA SALAD .......................$4.99/LB
Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9am to 6pm; Sat. 8am to 6pm; Closed Sundays
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