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in the press
Proposal
praised, traffic
still an issue
The Farmington residents who attended and spoke during the Sept.
17 public meeting on the redevelopment of the gateway on Route
4 said they loved the proposals by
the consultants hired by the town.
They could not, however, say the
same for the traffic that either
currently exists or would potentially be generated with any redevelopment that takes place along
Route 4. PAGE 13
Construction
starts in forest
Piles of downed trees in Powder
Forest will soon be replaced by
hundreds of apartments. PAGE 13
Reaching up, up and away
Photo by Lisa Brisson
Michael Anderson of Burlington shows his 18-month-old son Deacon the toy airplanes that were for sale in one of the vendor booths at the 30th Annual
Fly-In & Car Show held at the Simsbury Airport. See more photos on page 10.
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a future edition.
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Farmington runner challenges himself to run in all CT towns
Adam Osmond will run marathon as part of ‘inspiration team’ of elite runners
By Sloan Brewster
Senior Staff Writer
A Farmington man regained his health,
overcame a gambling addiction and began
a journey of running in every single town in
Connecticut.
On Oct. 10, Adam Osmond will run
the Eversource Hartford Marathon as part
of the Aiello Inspiration Team, an exclusive
team chosen for its contributions and dedication to its communities.
Osmond was chosen as part of the
team because of his enthusiasm and because he is an inspiration, according to
Beth Shluger, marathon founder, CEO and
director.
The race will be Osmond’s second marathon, and he hopes to better his time the
second time around.
In 2012, he completed his first marathon in five hours and 48 minutes. This
time he’s shooting for three hours and 45
minutes or better.
By the time of the marathon, Osmond
will have run in about 120 towns in the
state, if not more.
Last weekend he had plans to run in
two towns, Osmond said in a call Sept. 18.
On Saturday, Sept. 19, he was planning to
participate in a race in Derby and the following day in one in Stratford.
Sunday’s race was to mark the 120th
town he had run in, and one more toward
his goal of all 169 Connecticut towns.
It’s all part of Run 169 Towns, a club Osmond co-founded after he got into running.
Osmond started running in 2008, while
undergoing treatment for a serious health
condition, he said. During treatment, he
met a runner who got him into the sport.
In 2011, the two started running together.
“He introduced me to running to get
back on my feet,” Osmond said.
Before long, Osmond ran a 5k road
race. That first race was a tough one.
“I finished almost at the end because I
was out of shape,” he said.
He was committed to getting better, losing weight and improving his time, he said.
That was when he co-founded the club.
“The idea is to run every race in the
state,” he said. “The idea is for each member
to go to each town and run.”
The club has caught on and has 890
members.
“We have become one of the biggest
running clubs, and it builds a lot of friendships,” Osmond said.
Members even contacted friends in
towns without races and got the ball rolling
for races in those locations.
“Since then, every town has an official
race,” Osmond said.
Running also helped Osmond overcome a gambling addiction.
“I haven’t gambled in eight years,”
he said.
Osmond also volunteers with Achilles
International, guiding visually impaired
runners and people with various disabilities through races.
He is also living proof, according to
Shluger, that even when it seems like there
is no hope, there actually is some.
“He just gives back to the community
in a huge way,” Shluger said. “The enthusiasm, the passion for what he’s doing, he inspires others to have his passion and enthusiasm for what running can do. ... He turned
his life around, and he’s had running as the
centerpiece for that turning around.”
Adam Osmond will run the Eversource Hartford Marathon next month.
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Arts Association to host fall fair this weekend Celebrate the harvest
at Lost Acres Vineyard
By Ted Glanzer
Staff Writer
The Avon Arts Association is hosting its 48th
annual Fall Arts & Crafts
Show Saturday, Sept. 26 and
Sunday, Sept. 27, at the Avon
Village Marketplace in Avon.
The show runs both
days from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
New to the show this
year is a large tent that will
exhibit works of art from
children who live in Simsbury, Avon, Granby and
Canton, according to show
Chairperson Mariann Weitz.
“This year, we are promoting art with the very
young,” Weitz said, noting
that the art will be in various
media, including sculptures,
paintings and photographs.
Also new this year is
music. Weitz said the association secured the services of
The KC Sisters, Kai’s & Dollz,
Charlie Paul, Michael Casavant and Matt Rogers, all of
whom will play during the
show’s two-day run.
The KC Sisters are five
Avon sisters ranging from
eighth to 12th grade who
play multiple instruments
and sing amazing harmonies, Weitz said. “They’re
wonderful,”
Weitz said. Kai’s and Dollz com-
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Avon Art Association 2015 scholarship winners are Thomas D’Amore from Canton High,
Josephine Black from Simsbury High, Shanan Berry from Simsbury High and Emily Nelson
from Avon High.
prise two Canton-based
brother-and-sister teams
who range in age from 10 to
14. They, too, play multiple
instruments and sing.
Paul is a violinist, Casavant is a piano/keyboard
player, and Rogers plays a
stringed instrument called
the Chapman Stick.
“They’re all very good,”
Weitz said of the musicians.
“They’re also volunteering
their time.”
The new features will
complement the art works
and crafts that will be on sale
during the show. Close to 50
artists and craftsmen will offer paintings, jewelry, clothing, sculptures, photographs
and other items for sale.
Weitz said that an
eclectic range of arts and
crafts will be at the fair.
“That’s what we tried to
do this year,” she said.
Among those who will
have their work on sale include Robert Blasch of Litchfield, who is known for
his seascapes that sometimes sell for thousands of
dollars. Laurence Nelson,
who makes jewelry, will be
returning to the show as
well, Weitz said. Popular
photographer Susan Watson
from West Granby, will have
her work on display and for
sale, Weitz said.
Amy Berry of Shelburne
Falls, Mass., will have her
fun decorative pillows at the
show as well.
For those into tie dye
clothing for young and old,
DDJ Designs will also make
an appearance, Weitz said.
No food vendors will be
at the show Weitz said, but
there are plenty of restaurants and food shops in and
around the Avon Village
Marketplace. Parking is free
and on-site.
The Avon Arts Association promotes visual art
in the Farmington Valley by
holding art exhibits, demonstrations and workshops,
and by providing college
scholarships for qualified
high school art students.
For more information,
visit: avonarts.org.
Celebrate the harvest
Saturday, Sept. 26 at Lost
Acres Vineyard, 80 Lost
Acres Road, North Granby. The day will begin at 8
a.m. in the vineyard picking grapes. Around noon,
the Rev. Ginny McDaniels
from First Church in Granby will bless the grapes and
move to the crush pad for
crushing and pressing of the
grapes just picked.
The third annual Corn
Hole tournament will start
at noon and run through
the day. Enjoy appetizers
created with local farm
products while trying one’s
hand at Corn Hole, while
listening to music by local
favorites John Mayock and
the Homesteaders from
2:30-4:30 p.m. The celebration will get into full gear
around 3:30 p.m. with the
Corn Hole tournament finale. The grand prize winner
will take home a basket of
goodies from local Granby
Farms. At 5 p.m. sit down
for a family style Farm to
Table dinner featuring the
bounty from Lost Acres
Vineyard and neighboring farms. Each guest will
receive a ticket for a glass
of wine with dinner. Additional wine will be available
by glass or bottle until 8:30
p.m. After dinner, put on
your dancing shoes for local
favorites Preiser & O’Brien
playing favorite dance music until 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $65, which
includes dinner, music and
games. Call 860-324-9481
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Meet Tosca – Puccini’s darling diva
Experience a different
kind of Friends Coffeehouse
at the Simsbury Public Library, 725 Hopmeadow
St., Friday, Sept. 25 from
8-9:30 p.m., while entering
the world of opera production and presentation with
Maestro Doris Lang Kosloff,
the artistic director of Connecticut Concert Opera,
which has been producing
live opera in the Greater
Hartford region for more
than 20 years. Puccini was
in love with all of his leading ladies, but none more
than the opera singer Floria
Tosca. The presentation will
incorporate a PowerPoint
presentation with commentary by Kosloff and singing
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The Special Projects
Committee of the Avon Historical Society will present
a multi-part lecture series
themed to provide an informational foundation leading
up to the June 2016 celebration of the 250th anniversary of the Derrin Farmhouse
deed dated 1766.
The design of the lecture series sets the stage for
understanding the origins
of the town’s early settlers,
how it became a prosperous farming community, its
growth and place in Connecticut’s history. The Derrin family was just one of the
squares of cloth of families
who settled in West Avon
and contributed to this
community’s economic and
residential success.
Their story, starting
with coming to Farmington/Northington in the
mid-1700s, the building of
three homesteads along
West Avon Road (two extant) representative of typical town farms up until the
mid-1800s, to their eventual
further migration, parallels
that of many of this town’s
early settler families that
created the heritage quilt
that is Avon today. The first
lecture entitled “Early Settlers in Nod/Northington”
will be Saturday, Sept. 26
at 7 p.m. at the Sycamore
Hills Senior Center, 635
West Avon Road, Avon. It
will be presented by Lisa
Johnson, executive director of the Stanley-Whitman
House museum in Farmington. Johnson will discuss
the early settlers in Farmington who pastured their
livestock and grew crops in
Nod/Northington and their
eventual migration and settlement in what would become Avon.
Many of the original settler family names can still be
found today in town such as
Woodford, Thompson, etc.
The Derrin family originally emigrated from England
and came to Guilford, New
Haven County, in the 1600s.
Descendants then migrated north into Farming-
Teachers launch poetry book
Westminster
School
faculty members Michael
Cervas, head of the English
Department, and Jane Tomasello Toner, who teaches
photography, have collaborated on a new book of poems titled “A Wilderness of
Chances.” It is an anthology
of 37 poems written by Cervas about everyday life from
childhood to old age with accompanying photographs of
lotus flowers taken by Ton-
er. An inaugural reading and
book signing will take place
Wednesday, Sept. 30 at 7 p.m.
in the Gund Reading Room
of the school’s Armour Academic Center, 995 Hopmeadow St., Simsbury, that is free
and open to the public.
Refreshments will be
served after the reading and
ample parking will be available in the parking lot adjacent to the Armour Academic Center.
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ist-in-Residence Nadia Aguilar Regalado. Learn about
the production and presentation of live opera from
Kosloff and the singular
power and challenges of one
of the greatest of all operas.
“Tosca” will be performed Oct. 30 and Nov.
1 in West Hartford at the
University of Saint Joseph’s
Hoffman Auditorium. The
cast is led by the American
soprano Diane Kalinowski,
the Russian tenor Viktor
Antipenko and the Cuban
baritone Nelson Martinez.
Doors open for the library
event at 7:30 p.m. Reserve
a seat at 860-658-7663, ext.
2200 or www.simsburylibrary.info.
One Square in Avon’s Heritage Quilt History
lecture series and exhibits
ton (of which Avon was a
part of) and remained in
town until the 1940s as successive generations continued on to other states.
The remaining schedule of lectures will be Nov. 7
with Janet Carville, owner of
the Pickin Patch, and the history of the Woodford Farm;
Dec. 5, “Walls Do Talk” with
Nicholas Bellantoni, retired
state archaeologist; March
5, 2016, “From Bedrockk
to bedroom Community –
The Evolution of Avon; and
June 4, “One Quilt Square in
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VFW post donates to Tunxis OASIS Center
Avon Day Sept. 26
Avon Day will take
place Saturday, Sept. 26 on
the grounds of the Thompson Brook and Pine Grove
schools, with a rain date of
Sunday, Sept. 27. Activities
begin at 11 a.m. and end
at approximately 6:30 p.m.
The day will feature “Taste
of Avon” food booths from
Carvel, the Avon Volunteer
Fire Department, Avon/Canton Rotary, UNICO and the
Golf Club of Avon.
The schedule of events
on the stage includes: 11 a.m.
Amalgamation Band, 12:30
p.m. Avon Robotics, 1 p.m.
opening ceremonies, 1:30
p.m. Avon Kempo & Aikido
Academy demonstration, 2
p.m. Healthtrax, 2 p.m. Tiki
Island Obstacle Course Challenge, 2:30 p.m. Shamrock
School of Irish Dance, 3 p.m.
christening of Avon crew
team 8-man boat, 3:30 p.m.
Memphis Soul Spectacular
and 5 p.m. Pie Eating Contest. On the grounds, one
will find the Re/Max hot air
balloon, vintage hay bail-
er, roaming railroad, Avon
fire trucks, Touch A Truck,
Bounce About Inflatables,
Boy Scout Bridge, face painting, clowns and an exotic
petting zoo. The Avon Historical Society will participate
with a special family-oriented theme. All families are
invited to stop by the booth
to have their picture taken
with Abigail Fieldmouse and
learn more about the society’s historical buildings and
activities.
The Gildo T. Consolini
VFW Post 3272, celebrating
its 70th anniversary, will participate in Avon Day from 11
a.m.-4 p.m. Their booth will
be open to all military veterans and the public to learn
about membership and benefits the Post provides. Members of the Post will provide a
Color Guard for the festivities
beginning at 1 p.m. Following
the posting of the colors, past
Post Commander Bill Newman will be honored as the
Avon Citizen of the Year by
the Avon Chapter of UNICO.
Photo courtesy of Deb Key Imagery
The Gildo T. Consolini Avon VFW Post 3272 recently visited the Tunxis Community College OASIS Center (Operation
Academic Support for Incoming Service Members) in Farmington to visit with student veterans and donate $2,000
to them for use with the various needs of the Center such as food, beverages, assistance with housing/rent needs,
books, etc. Funds for the donation come from the annual Buddy Poppy Drive the Avon VFW runs every May around
Memorial Day. Pictured from left to right are: Post Commander Lee Wilson, Post Member and center volunteer Tom
Shannon, Danny Roman, Nelson Algarin, Visoud Kong, past Post Commander Bill Newman, Carly Ouellette, Dave
Welsh, faculty adviser Karen DeBari. For more information on the OASIS Center at Tunxis Community College, visit www.tunxis.edu. For more information on Avon VFW Post 3272, visit www.avonvfw.com.
Canton High School welcomes home alumni for annual event
Canton High School
will hold its 12th Annual
Alumni Weekend Oct. 2 and
3. All alumni and their families are invited to return to
Canton High School to participate in this tradition of
community spirit. Athletic
teams will play under the
lights beginning Thursday,
Oct. 1 with field hockey followed by football Friday,
Oct. 2, ending with the traditional boys and girls soccer games Saturday, Oct. 3.
The 2015 alumni nominees
will be inducted into the
Canton High School Wall of
Fame honoring graduates
who have made outstand-
ing contributions to their
chosen field of work and/
or community. This year
the following graduates
will be added to the Wall of
Fame: Michael Dickert 1962,
Daniel LeGeyt 1970, James
Martin 1981, Ronald Morris
1950 and Angel Prince 1995.
The induction ceremony
will take place Friday, Oct.
2 at 5:30 p.m. in the middle
school cafeteria. The cost to
attend the reception is $15
per person. Additional details can be found at www.
cantonschools.org or by
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at 860-693-7707, or [email protected].
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BLgT USA 50 State Finale set for Sept. 29 in Avon
The BLgT USA tour
kicked off May 22 with a
goal of getting people out for
LGBT equality in all 50 states
this summer by coming together to eat a BLgT sandwich, a twist on the classic
BLT sandwich including an
ingredient starting with the
letter “g.”
The tour’s team of four
is led by co-founders Taryn
Miller-Stevens and Peter
Stolarski.
The team, based in
New York City, will return
to Miller-Stevens’ home
town of Avon with its trusty
rental car, a BLgT branded Chevy Suburban fondly
named “Ginsburg” – which
has racked up more than
20,000 miles – to BLgT USA
sponsor Enterprise Rent-aCar in Avon.
In addition, her family’s
fourth generation food business, Miller Foods in Avon,
will host the “50 State Finale” Tuesday, Sept. 29, from
5-8 p.m. BLgT sandwiches
including guacamole will be
provided by Chef Christopher Prosperi of Metro Bis,
alongside a fireside chat and
50 state road stories with the
team.
An adventure of a lifetime during the most historic summer for LGBT
equality, the BLgT USA team
has done what no one has
done before – visited all 50
states in four months, partnering with more than 100
local restaurants and LGBT
organizations across the
country to make it possible.
Almost 1,000 people contributed online to fund the
tour alongside corporate
sponsors Target, Enterprise,
Orbitz, Eden Roc-A Destination Hotel and Miller Foods,
home of Oma’s Pride.
Tickets for the BLgT
USA 50 State Finale are $15
online, $20 at the door. The
proceeds will be shared between The New Haven Pride
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Sam Collins Day was the place to hang out with
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Camryn DiCarlo, 8, keeps her focus as
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Phil Worley, right, executive director of the Canton Chamber of Commerce, handed out
awards for the top three booths in the business expo tent. From left are Chuck Joseph
and Carrie Titolo of ShopRite (2nd place); Gary Roman, Colleen Huntley and Lori Heath of
Collinsville Savings Society (1st place); and Steven Martel of Premier Energy (3rd place).
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is great about Canton and
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Company and all around
downtown Collinsville. Collinsville offered up its best
historical landmarks as well
as its businesses and restaurants, while the fire company field featured a business
expo, food court, entertainment, a made in Connecticut tent and all types of activities for children.
Next to the Canton Historical
Museum, blacksmith Josh Reynolds
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Model train enthusiasts were on hand to
show visitors at the Canton Historical
Museum how their trains run via an
elaborate display in the building’s
side parking lot.
Photos by Lisa Brisson
Jasmine Allen-Sengupta, 7,
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Barbara Salvator mans her husband’s booth that featured
bird houses.
Photographers Mark Kennedy of Granby and Joe
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Sally Rieger, Meg Fox and James and Tom Fox walk through the 46th
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Photos by Ted Glanzer
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to a number of area non-profit organizations, according to the Woman’s
Club’s website. For more information,
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Jacob Horstmann, 8, has his photo taken with
Chris Bulko in front of his replica 1916 Spad
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Deb and Newt Griffith of Granby read all
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All kinds of aircraft landed at Simsbury Airport,
with visitors lining the runway to watch.
Photos by Lisa Brisson
Ben Kirk of Simsbury shows his 2-year-old son Ethan one of the airplanes on display.
30th Annual
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Along with judges rating the various aircraft,
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models of antique cars, trucks and muscle
cars, which were also in the running for prizes.
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PRESSNews
Proposal praised,
traffic still an issue
Residents offer feedback on gateway redevelopment
By Ted Glanzer
Staff Writer
FARMINGTON — The
Farmington residents who attended and spoke during the
Sept. 17 public meeting on the
redevelopment of the gateway
on Route 4 said they loved the
proposals by the consultants
hired by the town.
They could not, however,
say the same for the traffic that
either currently exists or would
potentially be generated with
any redevelopment that takes
place along Route 4.
“The concerns are that if
we further develop the area, the
impact would be … adding to ex-
isting problems,” Pat Karwoski,
a former member of the Town
Plan and Zoning Commission,
said. “The major problem in that
part of town is [Route 4].”
Others agreed with Karwoski, many noting that a plan
should be in place concerning
the gateway, but that it should
be done carefully.
Resident Josh Davidson said
that when we looked for a home
in Farmington, his GPS unit sent
him to the water treatment plant
when he sought out the center of
town.
“I commend the town for
undertaking a vitally important
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Photo by Sloan Brewster
Trees are being removed from Powder Forest to ready almost 50
acres of land for the construction of an upscale apartment complex.
Construction starts in forest
By Sloan Brewster
Senior Staff Writer
SIMSBURY — Piles of
downed trees in Simsbury’s Powder Forest will soon be replaced
by hundreds of apartments.
Powder Forest owners have
been working on the plan for
what will be called Highcroft for
about two years, according to
Ron Janeczko of Landworks Development. Construction started
about a month ago.
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Courtesy photos
Students at The Cobb School had relay races in their new Great Hall.
Expansions completed at Cobb School
By Sloan Brewster
Senior Staff Writer
SIMSBURY — The final piece
of the dream had by the founder
of Simsbury’s The Cobb School,
Montessori has been realized after 41 years.
On Sept. 12, the school held
the first of two grand openings of
the newly completed Great Hall,
said school founder Mary Lou
Cobb. That day, the ribbon cutting
was for parents and adults and
was followed by a party with cocktails and celebration.
The second ribbon cutting
was held a few days later, Tuesday
Sept. 15, and was expressly for the
children who had long awaited
the completion of the gymnasium
and gathering space.
“I could never imagine the
faces of these children when we
cut the ribbon,” Cobb said.
For months the children
watched from a distance as workmen, atop ladders, worked to
build the hall, she said.
“I had talked to them about
‘they’re working so hard in the
Founder and Head of School Mary Lou Cobb (right) and board Chairperson
Beth Strapp cut the ribbon.
rain, they’re working so hard in
the snow,’” Cobb said. “But I had
told them, ‘We’re going to do it.’”
Children were surprised by
what they saw once inside the
space.
“There was this audible gasp,”
Cobb said.
Then they cried out in wonder at the size and splendor and
enjoyed playing some games in
the space.
“To hear the children’s laughter, they were running and chasing
[each other],” Cobb said, describing how she turned to someone
next to her and commented.
“They have in a way blessed
the gym,” she said to the woman.
“Now they have brought it to life.”
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Draft of Right to Farm Ordinance presented to PZC
By Alison Jalbert
Assistant Editor
nesses, but they’re also our
neighbors,” she said.
The
implementation
plan of the POCD names the
Conservation Commission as
the lead agency for developing a farmland preservation
program. The steps to accomplish this task include taking
an inventory of farmland,
developing a town farmland
preservation plan, keeping
current on farmland protection opportunities or opportunities to help local farmers,
and monitoring and evaluating Canton’s efforts and conditions related to farming.
CANTON — The Conservation Commission presented a draft of its Right to
Farm Ordinance to the Planning and Zoning Commission, looking for feedback and
help with proper wording.
At the Sept. 16 PZC
meeting, Sara Faulkner explained that the need for such
an ordinance arose from the
agriculture chapter of the
town Plan of Conservation
and Development.
“Farms are local busi-
b
“We’re looking into ways
to support and protect agriculture here in the community,” Faulkner explained. “We
want to support farmers and
protect them against nuisance claims.”
She told of a situation in
Cromwell where a neighbor
had filed a nuisance claim on
a farmer; that farm was eventually shut down.
“We don’t want that to
happen here,” she said. “How
do you make neighbors comfortable with farms and protect farms simultaneously?”
In order to encourage
new farms, the commission
is exploring the possibility of
offering incentives to farm in
correct at this time,” as there
is a discrepancy between
what the state claims is a
farm and what Canton’s zoning regulations state. Per the
regulations, a farm is defined
as a parcel, or parcels of land
containing no less than three
acres used for agriculture.
There are a number of smaller farms in town on smaller
acreage, he explained.
The draft of the ordinance was developed after researching similar ordinances
in Connecticut, as well as discussions with local farmers.
“We like to think we’ve
made a good start; now we’re
looking for the expertise of
you and others,” Kaplan said.
Faulkner said the intent
of the ordinance is to support
the rights of the farmers, and
the language was written to
be broad. There are many
kinds of farms – Christmas
tree farms, hayfields, maple
syrup farms among them –
and they wanted to make
sure all types of agriculture
Canton, which they suggested to the Board of Selectmen
in August during another discussion on the ordinance.
By implementing a Right
to Farm Ordinance, Faulkner
said it can improve success
in grant applications, as the
ordinance makes Canton a
stronger candidate. It will
also support and encourage
the many benefits of agriculture, including economic impacts, aesthetics, rural character and healthy nutrition
choices.
Commission
member Jay Kaplan showed PZC
members a map of existing
farms in Canton, but said it is
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were included.
When the ordinance was
discussed with the selectmen,
Faulkner said there was concern from them about nuisance claims. A complaint,
subject to state regulations,
can be placed with the Farmington Valley Health District.
“It’s very, very complicated. There are many different laws that go into this depending on the concern,” she
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By Ted Glanzer
Staff Writer
FARMINGTON — Neighbors
of the Unionville Lions Club’s Camp
Happy Hill are anything but happy.
Farmington Town Planner Bill
Warner told members of the Town
Plan and Zoning Commission that
police had again been summoned
to Camp Happy Hill on two occasions in August and September as
a result of noise complaints at the
club’s banquet hall.
The Lions Club uses the facility as a recycling center for cans it
collects, but it also rents out the
banquet hall at Camp Happy Hill
for various functions as a way to
generate funds that the club donates to the local food pantry, the
fuel bank and services for the elderly, among many more.
Warner said that the police
being summoned resulted in the
renting parties forfeiting their security deposits to the Lions Club,
meaning the club benefited from
the noise complaints, which drew
a laugh from commissioners.
Still, to at least several neighbors who live near Camp Happy
Hill, the topic is anything but a
laughing matter.
In May, Kenneth Jacobs was
one of two residents who live near
the camp who told the Plan and
Zoning Commission that the ac-
tivities at the banquet hall were
too raucous and noisy. “In 1976 … the Lions Club was
raising holy hell in the neighborhood,” Jacobs said in May. “My lawn
furniture was winding up in the
pond.”
Those incidents led to the Plan
and Zoning Commission in 1977
to provide the Lions Club with a
special use permit that contained
rules to curb unruly behavior, including a provision that a Lions
Club member or a police officer
had to be present for any function
that went beyond 7 p.m. and the
commission having to be notified
if the Farmington police were ever
called for a complaint related to
the property.
Still, despite the rules being
in place, Jacobs said he has had
to call the police numerous times
throughout the years, including on
at least four separate occasions in
August and September 2014. The
worst incident was a bachelor party that took place Aug. 23, according to Jacobs.
“People
were
hollering,
screaming, fighting,” Jacobs said.
“After I called the police, it was
worse. I [had to call] the police
again. I’m afraid of what’s happening. The police stayed until 3:30
a.m. … This happens a lot. … I’m
worried what’s going to happen.
I’m 70 years old. Should I have to
live like that?”
The club, it turned out, never had permission to operate as a
recycling center. In May, the Plan
and Zoning Commission passed
an amendment to the special permit that would allow the club to
operate its can collection enterprise from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mondays through Fridays. Truck trips
would be limited to 24 per month.
In addition, no bachelor or bachelorette parties would be allowed.
Any other events that took place at
the banquet hall would have to end
by 10 p.m., Sunday through Thursday, and midnight Fridays and Saturdays, with an exception for New
Year’s Eve, when an event can end
at 1 a.m.
Plan and Zoning Commission
Chairman Phil Dunn also added
that no live music would be permitted outdoors.
Dunn noted that restaurants
with outdoor dining aren’t allowed
to have music played outside, so
the Lions Club “shouldn’t be given
a free pass.”
The rule that a Lions Club
member or a police officer had to
be on site if an event went past 7
p.m. would also remain in force.
Just four months later, Jacobs
said the problems persist.
Specifically, Jacobs said there
were two parties in August and
September of this year – one that
File photo
Police were summoned to Camp Happy Hill on two occasions in August
and September as a result of noise complaints at the club’s banquet hall.
included live music, and one that
took place after 10 p.m. On both
occasions, Jacobs said, the police
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zoning issue and “they couldn’t do
anything about it.” Jacobs added
that at neither of those parties was
a Lions Club member or a police
officer present.
“I’m back in dealing with Mr.
Warner,” Jacobs said.
Warner, for his part, said that
other towns that he’s worked in
have zoning provisions that enable
the towns to revoke special permits if a party violates its conditions. It’s a tough and lengthy process, Warner said, because special
permits are land rights that are recorded with the town. Towns that
have those provisions have to show
cause and provide a hearing. Farmington doesn’t have such
a provision, Warner said, adding
that he plans on talking to the
town attorney about the matter. Jacobs said he doesn’t want
to complain about the Lions Club,
which he acknowledges does a lot
of great charitable work. But, he
said, that shouldn’t allow them to
be bad neighbors or absolve them
of having to obey rules set forth by
the town.
“I know they are Lions and
they give away stuff; don’t you
think it’s killing me to be involved
in this?” Jacobs said. “But this is a
residential neighborhood.”
Efforts to reach the Lions Club
attorney were unsuccessful.
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Administrators favor making Kelly Lane primary school, Addley says
Parents ask school board to consider option that houses K-5 at both Kelly Lane and Wells Road
By Ted Glanzer
Staff Writer
GRANBY — The Granby Board of Education’s
discussion concerning the
proposal to close down F.M.
Kearns Primary School in
response to declining enrollment continued during the
school board’s regular meeting Wednesday, Sept. 16.
Superintendent
of
Schools Dr. Alan Addley
unveiled two options for
closing Kearns earlier in
September.
The first option would
close F.M. Kearns, the town’s
K-2 primary school, and
turn Kelly Lane Intermediate School into the K-2
primary school. Wells Road
would then become the
town’s only intermediate elementary school for grades
three through five. The
sixth-grade classes would
move to Granby Memorial
Middle School.
The second option
would also see Kearns close
and have sixth grade moved
to the middle school. However, both Kelly Lane and
Wells Road would be home
to grades K-5. Kelly Lane
would also house the preschool.
Under both options,
the Kearns school building
would be turned over to the
town.
The first option, according to Addley, would
result in 15.7 full-time equivalent staff reductions, with a
10-minute later start to the
day for Wells and Kelly Lane. The benefits to the first
option, Addley said, include
safety, teacher collaboration, staff efficiency, major
renovations confined to
just one school and higher
savings.
The school district
would save $305,149 in
2016-17 ( factoring in renovation costs), and then $1.1
million to $1.3 million every
year for the next four years.
The second option
would net the town $222,117
in the first year, followed
by savings of $1.1 million to
$1.2 million per year over
the following four years.
Addley said the town
would only be eligible to receive state reimbursement
on $70,000 to $90,000 of the
work done on the schools.
In response to a question from school board
member Mark Fiorentino
Sept. 16, Addley said there
was at least a consensus
among administrators favoring the first option.
However, two Granby
parents with children in the
school system requested
that the school board take
a closer look at the second
option.
Celia Camilleri, who
has three children in the
school system, said the first
option would make it more
difficult for shy, quiet children or kids with special
needs who have difficulties
with transitions. Camilleri
said her older child has tak-
en a role as a mentor for her
middle child as they currently go through the school
system. With the separation of schools in option 1,
Camilleri’s youngest child
won’t benefit from mentoring from her older children,
she said.
Camilleri acknowledged
that option 1 is appealing for
the administration, parents
who live on swing streets
(those who live on a border
in town that could place a
child in either Kelly Lane
or Wells Road, depending
on class sizes), but she said
she also had concerns over
transportation.
She said she was picturing eight buses converging on a school during drop
off time.
“It’s anxiety-inducing
for a parent,” she said.
Parent Stefani Sigmund,
who has two fourth-graders
who were enrolled at Kelly Lane and one at Kearns,
also supported the second
option, saying it would be
unfortunate if her youngest
child missed out on the “Kelly Lane experience.”
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“It’s such a nurturing milieu,” Sigmund said.
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School board student
representative Casey Gajewski, a student at Granby
Memorial High, said she
thought the first option
made sense, as she was separated from her best friend
for three years when they
left Kearns for Kelly Lane
and Wells Road after second grade. There was also
some territoriality among
students over whether they
went to Kelly Lane or Wells
Road, Gajewski said.
The discussion concerning closing down Kearns and considering the
two options by Oct. 21 came
as a result of a declining enrollment study in town. That
study was released to the
public in late August.
Addley said during the
school board’s meeting Sept.
2 at Town Hall that, while
projecting enrollment is an
inexact science, a report by
a demographer said that
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September 24, 2015
Grant resigns amid social worker elimination controversy
By Sloan Brewster
Senior Staff Writer
Kelly Grant, director of pupil services for the Avon Board of
Education, has resigned to take a
job she predicts will be a “marriage
made in heaven.”
Avon Superintendent of
Schools Gary Mala said the district
was surprised by the resignation.
“She has accomplished much
while in Avon, and we wish her
well in her position in New Britain,”
Mala said in a statement. “Currently, we are searching for an interim
director so we may organize and
conduct a comprehensive and formal search and selection process.”
Grant, who has been at the
center of a controversy in Avon,
was officially appointed the director of pupil services in New Britain
at a Board of Education meeting
Sept. 8.
New Britain Superintendent
Kelt Cooper made the recommendation to appoint Grant with a prorated annual salary of $140,311.
Grant, who has been a school
psychologist in an urban district in
Massachusetts, made an unpopular recommendation in Avon that
led to the lay off of all the school so-
cial workers and their replacement
with school psychologists.
The plan mirrors one in place
in the Massachusetts community,
Grant has said, calling it a multitiered support system, an approach
known in Connecticut as Scientific
Research-Based Interventions and
nationally as Response to Intervention Model. Psychologists, she has
repeatedly stated, can do all the
same things that social workers do
and more.
Parents and students cried
out against the loss of the social
workers, which they have said do
things differently from psycholo-
gists. Concerns include that social
workers have greater ties in the
community to get children support
services outside of school.
At the Aug. 25 Avon board
meeting, a group opposed to the
decision to oust the social workers presented a petition with 650
signatures declaring no confidence
against Mala and board Chair Peggy Roell for the elimination of the
social workers and the subsequent
refusal to rehire them.
Catriana and Jaelle Hersey
said they would not complete their
senior year at Avon High School.
Instead, they will attend North-
western Connecticut Community
College as non-degree students for
six months, after which time they
will get their GEDs and become
fully matriculated students.
The young women said they
had only made it as far as they had
because of the support they have
received from high school social
worker Laura Knee, on whom they
heavily relied.
“Both me and my sister have
been bullied by teachers,” Catriana
said at the meeting. “I feel intimidated by teachers in this school
and don’t feel safe and no one has
helped me besides Miss Knee.”
Plan and Zoning approves ‘incremental but important’ changes
By Ted Glanzer
Staff Writer
FARMINGTON — Recent
changes to zoning regulations are
aimed at either improving or preserving the character of town in industrial and business zones.
The Farmington Town Plan
and Zoning Commission unanimously approved three alterations
Sept. 14, changes Chairman Phil
Dunn called “incremental, but important.”
First, the zoning changes prohibit specific types of businesses
from town, including methadone
clinics, halfway houses, tattoo
and/or body piercing studios,
pawnbrokers or second-hand
dealers, check cashing establishments and on-site gambling
establishments, such as casinos.
Town Planner Bill Warner said
that, before environmental regulations, towns in the 1930s would use
zoning laws to prohibit businesses
that created nuisances or negatively affected property values, such as
slaughterhouses.
Years later, towns still use zoning regulations in similar fashion,
only with different types of businesses. Warner said he has worked
in other towns that have had similar
regulations, which were effective in
preserving those towns’ characters.
He said he included types of
businesses that he believed the state
could privatize, such as halfway
houses or incarceration facilities.
Commissioner
Barbara
Brenneman expressed her concern
that the term “second-hand deal-
er” could include antique shops or
consignment stores.
Warner said the definition of second-hand dealer
did not include those types of
establishments.
Dunn said updating zoning
regulations in that fashion will help
Farmington avoid potential litigation down the line.
“The update to the prohibited
use regulation is a proactive measure to avoid any confusion in the
future,” Dunn said. “Some communities have found themselves in the
position of reacting to a proposal and running into legal trouble
when they attempt to prevent a use
that was not specifically mentioned
as prohibited. Farmington will now
be able to avoid that scenario.”
The second change requires
commercial developments to
maintain their landscaping after
they obtain certificates of occupancy.
Warner said the town had no
way of requiring a business owner
to maintain its landscaping after it
obtained a certificate of occupancy.
The zoning change approved by the
commission requires businesses to
maintain their landscaping after
they receive their certificate of occupancy. “If you submit a landscaping
plan, you have to maintain it,” Warner said. “If all the trees die, you
have to replace the trees. Without
any specific language, the only tool
we had is the certificate of occupancy. We make sure landscaping
is done, or we don’t give out a certificate of occupancy until it’s done.
But once they have the certificate
of occupancy, they could just let it
go. There are places in town this has
happened, where the landscaping
is done, and a year later it’s engulfed
in weeds.”
Dunn agreed with Warner.
“We have seen very nice landscaping and planting beds become
overgrown and unsightly,” Dunn
said. “The zoning enforcement officer will now have the authority to
compel compliance with the original approved landscaping plans.” The final change requires businesses to remove their signs within
30 days of closing. Warner said the zoning changes give the town’s planning department tools to address quality of life
issues and aesthetics in commercial corridors.
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Pushback to Claire Hill Road plan continues
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By Sloan Brewster
Senior Staff Writer
BURLINGTON — Neighbors of houses proposed for a lot on Claire Hill Road
in Burlington continue to fight the plan.
In June, after months of hearing from
attorneys on both sides, the Zoning Board
of Appeals denied an appeal of a decision
made by Zoning Enforcement Officer Liz
Burdick. Since then, the neighbors have
taken the matter to superior court, and
according to Kim Cyr, are awaiting a date
at Hartford Superior Court.
Though Burlington is officially in
New Britain’s court district, the case has
been transferred to Hartford where the
courts have more familiarity with zoning
matters, Cyr said.
In the meantime, the Cyrs and some
of their neighbors, along with Attorney
Marjorie Shansky, who represents Bruce
Cady, the neighbor that filed the appeal,
have returned to the appeals board.
Burdick had given Eric Michaud, the
owner of 48 Claire Hill Road, a permit to
build three single family homes on the
property.
The initial appeal was about the
number of parcels at 48 Claire Hill and
whether the houses could be approved
solely by Burdick or if the plan required
vetting by the Planning and Zoning Commission.
Burdick claimed they were two lots,
one a merger of two others, while Shansky
argued there was only one.
Because the property is comprised
of three pre-existing lots, there was no
need for the applicant to go before the
Planning & Zoning Commission, Burdick
has explained. Had the property been one
Photo by Sloan Brewster
48 Claire Hill Road in Burlington, where the site work is seen in the above photo, is the
site of a dispute between neighbors.
lot, putting multiple homes there would
have been considered a subdivision and
would have required the commission’s
approval.
In the end, the appeals board agreed
with Burdick and William Tracy, Michaud’s attorney.
The latest appeal is over Burdick’s signoff of site work being done on the lot,
something which Shansky said was premature as the case was still making its
way through the court system.
“It’s like making the apple pie without the sugar,” she said.
Burdick and Tracy agreed with Shansky that Michaud was taking a risk by do-
ing the site work before the court decision
is made, but said he has the right to do so.
“That is a discussion that I had with
the property owner,” Tracy said. “I did indeed have that discussion with the property owner that he is proceeding at his
own risk.”
Tracy also pointed out that whatever the decision of the court, there would
at least be a single house built on the
property.
After hearing arguments from both
sides, the board closed the Sept. 15 public
hearing and will review all the paperwork
it was presented before taking the discussion at the Oct. 20 meeting.
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The upscale apartment complex will cover two parcels in Powder Forest and 49.5 acres,
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apartments and 48 will be town houses.
The plan was given final approval in December of last year and was first brought before the town in February of 2013.
The original approval was for 252 units,
which was later modified to include 20 more,
Glidden said.
“The only difference now is there were a
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The work being done on the site right now
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According to a brochure on Highcroft, residents will “enjoy a naturally inspired setting,
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There will be an on-site resident center,
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The brochure also boasts that the residences will be a short bike ride to the rail trails,
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AVON — Plans to develop Avon Park
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According to Town Planner Hiram Peck,
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agreed to make some changes to the plans it
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“The developer heard from the commission, some basic comments about [the plan],
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There would be a network of streets,
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campanile, or bell tower.
Approximately 312 apartments would
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the development, Pierik said.
Smaller shops would make up the majority of spaces, then there would be larger
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Larger and smaller retail businesses and
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There would also be 71,000 square feet
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In total, there would be 28.6 acres of
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The plan also includes moving the bike
trail from the spot where it currently ends at
the police station so that it would end at the
Village Green, Middleton said.
The roads through the development would be wide enough to include a
bike lane, and there would be bike racks
throughout, so developers envisioned folks
riding through and stopping for drinks
or a snack.
There would also be an anchor store,
perhaps a grocery chain or a Lowe’s.
The prospect of a big box store was one
of the concerns the commission had with
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Abutting property owners shared questions and concerns of their own, including
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Other residents raised concerns about
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The Carpionato Group will return to the
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“We don’t know exactly what they’ll
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Letter to the
EDITOR
Thanks
for Fall Book
Sale success
To the editor:
Submitted by Jill Evenski
on behalf of The Friends of the
Canton Public Library
PRESS
VALLEY
The Friends of the Canton
Public Library recently had a very
successful Fall Book Sale and
raised over $7,000 to help support
the library. On Saturday of the
two-day event, many people took
advantage of the “Early Bird Sale”
to view the full selection of books
and media to make their purchases. The regular sale was well-attended with people purchasing a
variety of books at a bargain price.
The Bake Sale was also a huge
success and almost everyone left
with some home-baked treat. The
sale concluded on Sunday with
the ever popular “Bag Sale,” during
which people were able to fill their
bags for the biggest bargain of all.
None of this would have been
possible without the help of all the
wonderful people in the community. Many people answered the
call for donations of books without which there could be no sale.
Volunteers worked all summer to
sort the books by topic or alphabetically, and others helped set up
tables and prepare the rooms for
the event. Many in the community
helped by providing home-baked
goods for the bake sale, and many
gave of their time to work the
weekend of the sale. A big thank
you to all, as well as all the people
who attended the two-day event.
A special thank you to Marandino’s of New Hartford who donated
the bags for the bag sale and to the
Canton Boy Scouts for helping to
clean up after the sale.
All profits of this sale help
provide museum passes, needed
materials and programing for the
library. Stay tuned for our next
event, which will be a Holiday
Book Sale held at the library in December.
Again, thank you all.
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Amy Suffredini is an asset to the council
To the editor:
In her two terms on the Farmington Town
Council, Amy Suffredini has served as the Council’s liaison to the town’s Human Relations Commission, a committee of volunteers charged by
the town code with the responsibility of promoting equality of treatment and opportunity for all
Farmington residents.
The primary focus of the commission’s work
has been to assure accessible infrastructure for
our town’s unusually large number of people
with disabilities, which when combined with the
number of seniors residing in the town, creates a
large constituency in need of safe and dignified
access.
Amy has been extremely faithful in attending commission meetings and has been a
compassionate and articulate advocate for the
commission’s work within the structure of town
government.
For example, she initiated and successfully
instituted the town’s current policy that calls for
an accessibility expert to review the plans for all
capital improvements prior to implementation.
At the same time, she has been a balanced
voice at commission meetings as she looks at
proposed initiatives from the larger perspective
of Farmington’s overall welfare.
Her pragmatism shows when she urges conservative and carefully targeted investment in
accessibility upgrades and other programs that
encourage inclusion of people with disabilities in
the community.
As a realtor with a great deal of experience,
she understands what makes Farmington’s tax
base so strong as well as how to preserve that
strength.
In my experience with her on the commission, Amy has been reliable, honest, smart, and
caring; she is an asset to the Farmington Town
Council.
Ruth Grobe
Chair
Re-elect Suffredini to 1st District seat
To the Editor,
Amy Suffredini is running again. Farmington’s
1st District residents will be served well by Amy
Suffredini.
Amy is the ultimate 1st District council member, as she takes her role very seriously, and listens
to her community.
Amy cares deeply about our senior population,
our traffic issues, our preservation of open space
and our careful protection of historic districts. Amy,
as the mother of two young children, clearly understands the wants and needs of our residents to sup-
port and enhance our superior school system. Amy
is an educated woman with a strong background as
an attorney and currently is a very successful realtor.
Always available to talk to her constituents
about their issues, Amy will take time to act and
communicate what is best for Farmington.
We should be happy to return this caliber of
leader to our 1st District council seat. Voting for
Amy Suffredini is a vote for a healthy and wellserved 1st District.
Barbara Brenneman
Unionville resident
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What you need to know about Health Savings Accounts
By Martin Geitz
President & CEO
Simsbury Bank
Since being enacted by Congress in 2003, Health Savings Accounts and the “high deductible
health plans” that are associated
with them have gained considerably
in popularity. Each year, more employees and employers are turning
to these plans that give consumers
an innovative savings tool used specifically to pay for medical expenses
while often providing lower premiums than the traditional health
plans most of us have become
accustomed to. During this time,
there have also been a few changes,
particularly with respect to contribution limits and qualified medical
expenses.
What is an HSA?
An HSA is a tax-advantaged medical savings account available to
those enrolled in a high-deductible
health plan. The funds contributed
to an HSA are not subject to federal income tax at the time of deposit and may be used to pay for
qualified medical expenses at any
time without federal tax liability or
penalty. Unlike a flexible spending
account, funds roll over and accumulate, tax-deferred, from year to
year if not spent. In addition, HSAs
are owned by the individual, so that
employees can keep their accounts
even when they cease employment
or change jobs.
What is an HDHP?
An HDHP is a health insurance plan
with lower premiums and higher
deductibles than a traditional health
insurance plan. Each year, the IRS
sets limits for what qualifies as such
a plan. For 2015, plans with a de-
ductible of at least $1,300 (up from
$1,250 in 2014) for self-coverage and
$2,600 (up from $2,500 in 2014) for
family coverage, and maximum outof-pocket expenses of $6,450 (up
$100 from 2014) for self-coverage
and $12,900 (up $200 from 2014) for
family coverage qualify as an HDHP.
Like all medical insurance plans, an
HDHP must provide certain preventive care services without cost-sharing. If you are covered by another
health insurance plan, are on Medicare, or are a dependent on someone else’s tax return, you cannot
have an HDHP and do not qualify
to open an HSA account.
How can I contribute?
Employees, and sometimes employers, can contribute to the HSA
in several ways. Often, an employee
sets up a direct payroll deduction
into their HSA account. An employer may contribute on that same
schedule or a different schedule,
or choose to not contribute at all.
Owners of HSAs can also make additional contributions throughout
the year. Total contributions to an
HSA in a given calendar year must
not exceed the IRS annual contribution limit. For 2015, the contribution
limit is $3,350 (up $50 from 2014)
for self-coverage and $6,650 (up
$100 from 2014) for family coverage.
Employees age 55 and over in 2015
can contribute an additional $1,000
(same as in 2014).
How can the funds
be used?
Funds in an HSA can be withdrawn
at any time and are not subject to
income taxation if used for qualified medical expenses. Qualified
medical expenses include costs for
services and items covered by the
health plan but subject to cost shar-
ing (deductibles and co-payments).
It also includes some expenses not
covered under medical plans, such
as dental, vision and chiropractic
care; durable medical equipment
such as eyeglasses and hearing aids;
and transportation expenses related
to medical care. Importantly, since
2011, as a part of the healthcare
reform law passed by Congress in
2010, over-the-counter medications
without a doctor’s prescription, are
no longer considered a qualified
medical expense.
Withdrawals that are made
for any reason other than qualified
medical expenses are subject to
regular income taxes plus a 20%
IRS penalty. The 20% tax penalty
is waived for persons who have
reached the age of 65, or have become disabled at the time of the
withdrawal. In that case, only income tax is paid on the withdrawal.
Thus, HSAs function like other tax
deferred savings vehicles, such as
IRAs, for individuals 65 and over.
Which HSA is right for me?
When shopping for an HSA, be
aware that not all HSAs, or HSA providers, are the same. Price, flexibility,
and service can vary greatly from institution to institution. You will need
to consider many factors, including
the convenience of access, applicable fees, balance requirements and
available advice, when making your
decision. Most HSAs offer account
access through a variety of means,
TOWN OF FARMINGTON
TOWN PLAN AND ZONING COMMISSION
Notice is hereby given that the Town Plan and Zoning Commission
took the following action on Monday, September 14, 2015:
Approved Birdseye Road LLC re-approval of special permit for
medical office building located at 32, 36 and 38 Birdseye Road, MOC
zone, with conditions.
Approve Wilbur Charette special permit and site plan approval to
construct construction equipment garage at 55 Depot Place, C1
zone, with conditions.
Approved David S. Stoner & Son, LLC for re-approval of special permit to demolish existing house and construct new house in ridgeline
setback area for property located at 99 Ely Road, R80 zone, with
conditions.
Approved Town of Farmington text amendments to the Zoning Regulations; Article IV, Section 7.G.3 Temporary Signs; Article IV, Section
7.B.8. Signs; Article IV, Section 13.B.12. Landscaping Requirements
and Article 1, Section 2a. Prohibited Uses. A copy of these amendments are filed in the Town Clerk’s Office. Effective date October 1,
2015.
Approved the application to install a ten foot decorative clock at
Deming Insurance Agency located at 2 Garden Street as presented.
Dated at Farmington, CT
September 17, 2015
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including debit cards, checks, cash
withdrawals at ATMs or in person,
or online bill payments. Look for a
provider that will allow you to manage your HSA in the manner(s) that
you prefer.
Find an HSA and HSA provider that will be able to work with
you as your HSA grows and your
investment needs change. HSA rules
and regulations can be complicated. HSA holders are responsible for
ensuring that they do not exceed
the annual contribution limits and
therefore should retain all provider receipts and deposit details (or
re-deposits, in the case of a payment
adjustment) for tax records. It is important also to note that HSAs are
not permitted to be overdrawn; an
overdrawn HSA may lose its special
tax and benefit status. Most HSA
custodians will provide monthly
statements or online banking access
to help you track account activity. Make sure your HSA custodian
can provide you with convenient
and timely access to your account
information, as well as handle all of
the required IRS reporting. Most
importantly, make sure they are able
to offer guidance through the IRS
rules so you can make the most of
your HSA.
If you are considering an
HDHP and HSA, a good step is to
visit your community bank to set up
an HSA account that will help you
manage your health care costs as
well as save in a tax-advantaged way.
Senior
Signals
By Stephen Allaire
Basic Estate Planning
Estate Planning sounds like a fancy, complicated plan to save
taxes, protect assets, avoid probate and transfer your property to
your heirs in the way and amount you want. In reality, basic estate
planning is not overly complicated and consists of four or five basic
documents. Like training for sports, the fundamentals are key, so
some of what is written here, you have seen in the past.
First and foremost, everyone needs a power of attorney so that
if they become incapacitated, some trusted family member or other
person can handle their affairs. It is often the most important document, because it is what allows the transfer of assets to a healthy
spouse if one spouse suddenly needs homecare or nursing home
care. It should be a “Durable” power of attorney, which means it is
still in effect, even if the person making it becomes incapable.
Next is a living will and designation of a health care representative. That not only expresses your wishes for end of life treatment,
but designates the person or persons you feel will best carry out
your intent. It is still important for you to communicate your desires
to the decision maker, so he or she will feel right about making that
decision if that time ever comes. It can also resolve possible differences in opinion among family members if there is a disagreement
on a course of medical treatment.
Along with the living will, it is beneficial to have a separate
HIPAA form (the document that allows medical people to talk with
your family) so that no matter where you are, the family can get your
medical information.
Next is the will. The will is necessary to pass property on when
you die. There is almost always something that is not in joint names,
or put into a trust, so even if you have a trust, a will is always needed to pass on the property that is not automatically transferred via
a joint account, a payable on death account, a direct beneficiary,
or a trust. If you do not have a will, and if you do not fit the profile
of husband and wife with children that are both of yours, such as
children by a second marriage, then the laws of Connecticut may
pass property to people or in a manner that is not to your desire. At
its most basic, the will simply states who is to get what and who will
be Executor, the person in charge of passing on that property.
In some cases a simple trust may be part of a basic estate plan.
There are sophisticated estate planning trusts for people who have
assets exceeding 2 million dollars in Connecticut, or 5.43 million
federal. If you live in Greenwich with that amount of money, you are
probably considered poor by your neighbors, but for the rest of Connecticut, almost no one owes Connecticut and Federal Inheritance
tax, so tax planning is usually not a reason to do a trust. The reasons
more likely are to avoid probate, speed the process, greater privacy
and control of assets if you become incapable. One good reason
for a trust is to avoid probate in more than one state if you own
real estate in more than one state. That’s why many people with a
home here and a vacation home elsewhere are wise to have the real
estate in a trust.
If you are like almost all residents of Connecticut, you do not
need fancy estate planning. The basic tools described above will
serve you well. But you do need to get that basic estate planning
done. To turn an old adage its head, “you’re never too young to get
it done”.
Attorney Stephen O. Allaire is a partner in the law firm of Allaire Elder Law, members of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Inc., with offices at 271 Farmington Avenue, Bristol, (860)
259-1500, or on the web at www.allaireelderlaw.com. If you have a
question, send a written note to Attorney Allaire at Allaire Elder Law,
LLC, 271 Farmington Avenue, Bristol, CT 06010, and he may use
your question in a future column.
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mid-1970s she had moved
from Washington, D.C.,
where, at the time, the Montessori movement had already taken hold and schools
were popping up all over the
place. Not so in Connecticut.
Having been trained in
the Montessori system and
being a strong believer in its
philosophy, she started one
from scratch in a basement
at The Ethel Walker School,
with nine students.
As the school grew in
popularity, the school rented a
larger space in what had been
a dormitory. Five years later,
the school purchased the former dorm and five acres.
Over time, the campus
has grown to include more
classrooms, a science lab,
art rooms and other crucial
learning space, Cobb said.
“And [The Great Hall] is
the final piece of the dream
because it’s the last part of
the campus, at least in this
space,” Maureen Scudder,
director of communications,
[project] in creating a gateway,” Donaldson said. “We
sit in traffic every evening.
We can’t separate this from
that. Increasing development and the reasons to
come to the area will only
increase the trips to the
area. There aren’t a lot of
places to go in or out.”
Donaldson said he
had concerns over parking, in that “we tend to
put it in the wrong places.
We run the risk of building this huge, high-density development and it
being too successful and
destroying the town or
building something no one
wants to come to and it’s
inconvenient.”
Prior to the comments, consultants John
Mullin of Mullin Associates
and Harry Dodson of Dodson & Flinker gave brief
presentations of low-, midand high-density projects
that could be constructed
in the 40-acre swath of land
that stretches along Route
4 from Mountain Spring
Road to the Farmington
River, and is adjacent to the
Farmington Center Historic District. That property
includes the 3.5-acre parcel
that used to house Parsons
Chevrolet. That parcel is
expected to be acquired
by the town at some point,
according to town officials.
The consultants recommended a high-density
option that creates mixeduse housing, a small park
and surface parking at the
Parsons site. “The Norton Lane/
Courtesy photo
Lisa Heavner delivers the Proclamation.
said. “We’ve used our five
acres, and building this last
piece is a big deal.”
Children at The Cobb
School range in age from 15
months to sixth grade.
“Over this journey of 41
years, I’ve grown this school
from nine children to 140,”
Cobb said.
One of the most special things about the school,
according to Scudder, is the
continued presence of its
founder.
“So, we’ve been here
42 years this June and she’s
been leading the school since
then,” she said. “You don’t
find that.”
In those four decades,
Cobb has continually built
and grown the school, but
at the center, she’s still the
teacher she was trained to be,
Scudder said.
“[What’s special is] that
she’s so tenacious, that all of
this is for children and everything she does is for children,
and she’s a primary trained
Montessori teacher at heart.
Now she’s the head of school
... it still comes out,” she said.
“When you boil it down she’s
still a teacher.”
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backage road area is developed as a higher-density, mixed use walkable
center,” the consultant’s
report states. “The Chuck’s
parcel is the site of a new
housing development, and
the Bank of America building is rebuilt in a more architecturally compatible
style.”
Other features include
reconstructing the Battison’s Cleaners building for
a mixed-use development,
which would become the
site of a greenway office
and visitors center on the
ground floor.
Mullin said the recommendation comes close
to reaching the meaning of
a downtown. “There is no great region without a great core
town,” Mullin said. “There
is no great core town without a main street.”
The
presentations
came as a result of a threeday charrette held in late
March, in which more than
200 people participated.
The charrette was spurred
by the state Department
of Transportation’s plan to
construct a backage road
at Farmington Village and
add various other improvements, including turn
lanes, to the Route 4 area
in Farmington Center. The state project is
scheduled to start in 2016
and finish in 2017, though
sewer lines are scheduled
to be installed along that
area of Route 4 beginning
this spring, Town Planner
Bill Warner said. The consultants said
that, while there is a lot
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of work to be done, much
had already been accomplished.
“There is a lot of energy and excitement, a lot of
common ground, and there
is a desire to do something
positive, desire to work together for common goal
and commitment,” Mullin
said at the meeting. “I’ve
done more than 100 charrettes in New England, and
“There is a desire to
do something positive,
desire to work together
for common goal and
commitment.”
– John Mullin
of Mullin Associates
I can’t remember so much
energy and thoughtfulness
and reflection.”
Town Councilor and
Gateway Project Committee Chairman Jeff Apuzzo
said he was thrilled with
the process thus far.
“As chairman of the
Farmington Gateway Committee, once again I could
not be more pleased with
the turnout from Farmington residents at last night’s
meeting,” Apuzzo said.
“Over 125 people turned
out on a school night to
hear the consultant’s report
and to engage in an informative dialogue about the
Farmington center area. ...
The idea behind this committee, which I formed,
is to allow the residents
of Farmington to shape
the future development of
their town. Therefore, their
continued participation is
vital. Right now, we are in
somewhat of a conceptual
phase of this process where
we are identifying possibilities for the Gateway study
area. “Phase two will involve
moving from this conceptual phase to a more
specific development plan
and that is where we will
tackle many of the specific challenges such as density, traffic, pedestrians
crossing Route 4, the types
of uses, uniform design
standards and universal
design standards, just to
name a few. We continue
to receive many great ideas
and suggestions from our
residents. Therefore, it is
important for residents to
stay involved and continue
to provide feedback as we
move forward and develop
a plan which will later be
presented to the Town Plan
and Zoning Commission
for adoption and approval.” PRESSSports
Gray
Matters
By Scott Gray
Photo by David Heuschkel
Lewis Mills junior Joe Fortuna’s slide shot gets past Wamogo goalkeeper Max Loomis and rolls inside the far post, the first of five goals by
the Spartans in a 5-0 win Sept. 15 at Nassahegan Field in Burlington.
Last chance at a final for Lewis Mills seniors
By David Heuschkel
Sports Editor
Once again Lewis Mills is
the soccer team to beat in the
Berkshire League. Ben Kulas, in
his sixth season as coach, can
make that proclamation with
conviction because he knows
his team and how it stacks up to
the other teams in the supposedly weak conference.
Kulas also knows how difficult it is to win a state championship, having experienced
the ultimate triumph 18 years
ago as a player. It has been even
more difficult as a coach. His
last two teams went undefeated in the regular season, only to
come up short in the state tournament.
This year, though, is shaping up to be special for the
Spartans. Kulas believes his senior-led squad on paper measures up quite well to any other
team “in the state, any class.” He
has compared this team to the
only one at Lewis Mills to win a
state championship.
“I played with some alumni
in an over-30 game [last week].
They were asking me about the
team. I said it’s the best team in
15 years,” said Kulas, who was a
freshman on that team. “They
all seem pretty excited about it.”
Some were a bit skeptical
when Kulas told them that his
current team may be better
than the ’97 squad, which went
20-0 and won the Class M state
title. That team, Kulas was re-
minded by a few of his former
teammates, never trailed in a
game and allowed a total of nine
goals the entire season.
Three games into this season, the Spartans are 3-0 with
three shutouts. Kulas can let his
ex-teammates know that the ’97
team was the last team at Mills
to win its first three without allowing a goal.
“After my freshman year, I
thought we were going to win
it every year,” Kulas said. “It was
hard to do. We had a very good
team my senior year.”
Not good enough, though.
Mills lost to Avon 1-0 in the 2000
Class M state championship
game, the last time the Spartans
have reached a final.
Three years ago, Mills lost
to Bacon Academy on penalty
kicks in the semifinals. The seniors on the current squad were
freshmen. Two years earlier,
as seventh-graders, a dozen of
them played on the Burlington
Eagles U-13 team that won the
Connecticut Junior Soccer Association State Cup in the fall of
’10. To show it was no fluke, the
same group won another CJSA
championship in the spring.
When he took over the
Mills soccer program in the fall
of ’10, Kulas heard there was a
strong group in the Burlington
Junior Soccer Association pipeline. Five years later, the group
includes eight returning starters
from a team that went undefeated
LAST CHANCE on page 25
A big spike for Granby volleyball
By David Heuschkel
Sports Editor
Photo by David Heuschkel
Marieke Van der Mark will
give the Granby girls volleyball team a big lift this fall.
There are many new faces,
more than ever, in the Granby
volleyball program. Thanks to
an influx of freshmen, many
who attended camps and clinics run by assistant coach Carol
Kidd, the Bears have a development team or Tier 3 squad for
the first time.
Head coach David Sprowson said there are 42 players
this fall, about 15 more than last
year. The biggest addition, quite
literally, is a junior from Holland
who stands 6 feet 3 ½ inches
and has been playing the sport
for eight years.
And it hasn’t taken long for
Marieke Van der Mark to make an
early mark with the reigning Class
M state champion.
“Phenomenal
player,”
Sprowson said following a 3-1
win over Lewis Mills last week.
Van der Mark’s family
moved from Papendrecht in the
province of South Holland to
Connecticut because of her father’s employment. According
to Sprowson, the family looked
at a number of high schools and
towns before choosing Granby.
In recent years, coaches at
Avon (Jackie Greenberg, Abby
and Nate Laszewski) and Farmington (Hannah Friend) were
the beneficiaries of talented student-athletes whose families relocated to the Farmington Valley.
This time, Granby got the ace.
Give an assist to senior cap-
tain Brianna Hoyt, who met Van
der Mark last February at The
Den in Windsor, the training
facility for the Husky volleyball
program.
“I met Bri,” Van der Mark said
in her Dutch accent, “and she was
like, ‘Oh, you have to come to my
school and watch it.’ She pulled
me in here.”
Upon meeting Van der Mark
for the first time, Sprowson, mindful of the CIAC regulations, said he
was careful not to discuss his volleyball program because of the possibility of a recruitment violation.
“I really couldn’t talk to
her too much,” Sprowson said.
“When I saw her I said hi. We
were able to talk about Holland.”
See BIG SPIKE on page 26
Connecticut lost a sports icon last week. I lost a dear
friend. Legendary soccer coach Joe Morrone passed away
last Wednesday, just short of his 80th birthday, following a
courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.
Few coaches reach the heights Morrone attained in a 39year career, starting with 11 seasons at Middlebury College in Vermont. A three-sport star at UMass-Amherst, Joe
was named Outstanding Senior Athlete in 1958. He was
captain and MVP of the soccer team. That fall, his coaching
legend took root at Middlebury, where he produced a New
England championship, two NCAA tournament appearances and a 10 year span in which his team never lost two
regular season games in a row.
In 1969 he became coach at the University of Connecticut where he would leave indelible footprints on college
soccer’s national landscape, producing 16 NCAA tournament berths in 28 seasons and a remarkable stretch from
1981-83 in which the Huskies reached the national semifinals three straight times. In 1981, Morrone’s soccer team
gave UConn its first major national championship, beating
Alabama A & M 2-1 in overtime, Sports Illustrated dubbing
them “America’s Team.” While other programs bolstered
their rosters with international players, Morrone took pride
in winning with Americans. His teams won three Big East
tournament championships and nine New England Intercollegiate Soccer titles. He was New England Coach of the
Year four times, Big East Coach of the year twice.
A member of the National Soccer Coaches Association
of America and the Connecticut Soccer Hall of Fame, Morrone was named one of the “20 most influential people
in soccer” by Soccer America in 1991. He received the
National Soccer Coaches Honor Award for 1995-96. Joe
spearheaded the development of youth soccer, founding
the Connecticut Junior Soccer Association in 1972.
He took pride in his players well-rounded development,
96 percent of them earning degrees. In 1975 he formed
the “Friends of Soccer” program that became the source
of millions of dollars in donations and helped turn a once
undeveloped field on campus into the beautiful stadium
that today bears his name. Joe retired from coaching in
1996, but remained a professor emeritus in the kinesiology
department until 2014.
All three of his children, Joe Jr., Missy and Billy, achieved
All American status at UConn, Joe winning the 1980 Hermann Trophy, the soccer equivalent of football’s Heisman.
Billy starred on the national championship team. Of all his
accomplishments, family was the source of Joe’s greatest
pride. The love of his life, Betty, passed away in 2007. Joe
once told me when Billy was a highly recruited senior at
E.O. Smith High School he called the NCAA every day to remain in compliance by telling them he’d be having dinner
with a potential recruit that night.
With or without all the accolades and awards, Joe was one
of the finest men I’ve ever known. I’ve frequently said of all
the coaches I’ve known over the years, the one I’d be most
pleased to have my own child play for was Joe Morrone.
I met Joe two years before that championship season.
He was a stern taskmaster, but always fair, always caring.
During an intense game against Boston College in a Storrs
downpour, Joe stood on the sideline in his usual pristine tie
and jacket, ever present clipboard in hand, water pouring
off him as captain Joe Trager kneeled at the scorer’s table
waiting to enter the game.
“Do you think Joe knows it’s raining?” I asked the
reporter next to me.
Trager turned to us and responded, “Hasn’t got a clue.”
When I was hired by NESN in 1986 to work play by play for
a New England College Soccer package I called Joe to see
if he’d tutor me on soccer’s finer points. He invited me to his
office on a Friday afternoon, gave me a book by Kyle Rote Jr.
and said, “Read this and be back here Monday afternoon.”
I sat in on strategy sessions with his team and not
only observed practices, but took part in positioning drills
and walk-throughs, going through the same training as
his players. Our relationship intensified from then on. He
asked me to speak at his retirement dinner and entrusted me with the video tapes of our annual media soccer
games, for which his players acted as reporters, skewering
our soccer skills in the “Daily Campus.”
I still have those tapes, safely stored. I also still have
four decades of memories of a man I cherished. While it
was sad to watch him fade the last six months, it was also
uplifting. He was an inspiration to the end.
“If this doesn’t work out,” he said to me before a series
of tests late last winter, “It’s OK. I’ve had a great life and I
have no regrets.”
I loved, correct that, I love Joe Morrone. I always will. I
expect he’ll walk with me through the rest of my life.
September 24, 2015
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Stratton Brook Granby seeks competition in NCCC
Invitational
By David Heuschkel
Sports Editor
Photos by David Heuschkel
Randy Neish, Glastonbury
Joseph O’Bryan, Simsbury
Solomon Davis, Simsbury
Maeve Daily, Simsbury
The 35th Stratton Brook Invitational took place Sept. 19 at the
scenic state park in Simsbury. A total of 962 runners from more
than 30 high schools participated in 10 timed races on the day.
Canton, Granby, Farmington and host Simsbury were the teams
from the Farmington Valley that participated. The Simsbury boys,
led by sophomore Solomon Davis’ third-place finish (16:59) in the
3.1-mile race, finished third with 77 points in the large school varsity race behind winner Staples (29) and runner-up Glastonbury
(58). The Simsbury girls also finished third (93) behind Glastonbury
(41) and Newtown (64). In the small school girls varsity race, sisters
Abby and Emily Briggs led Canton to a runner-up finish as the top
five finishers for the Warriors placed among the top 20. The Granby
boys and girls each finished second in the small school JV events
with Owen Harter and Bailee Kendrick leading the pack of Bears
across the line.
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The departure of Avon from the conference has left the Granby field hockey
team in search of a new rival as well as
some competition. With the Falcons now
in the Central Connecticut Conference,
the NCCC is looking like the North Central
Connecticut Cakewalk for the Bears.
“We’re going to miss that [Avon] game
a lot because it’s good hockey,” Granby
coach Sandy Wickman Mason said.
She meant games – plural – because
Granby and Avon would meet twice in
the regular season. The games were hotly
contested, often decided by one goal, and
the outcome of the second game would
determine the conference championship.
The rivalry was further intensified by
coaches who loathe losing.
With Avon gone, Granby has
six non-conference opponents on its
schedule this fall. And when Enfield
leaves the NCCC and merges with Fermi in the CCC a year from now, the 16game regular season will have the Bears
playing as many non-conference (eight)
games as NCCC matches.
It’s unlikely, though, that one of those
non-conference games will be against
Avon. With just one non-conference game
this fall, the Falcons kept Stonington on
their schedule for the sixth straight year.
“I think we’d like to [play Avon],” Mason said. “It’s local, it’s a short drive. Hopefully, we can. We tried a little bit. I know
the CCC is tough.”
Neither of Granby’s first two conference
games last week was particularly tough. In a
predictably lopsided manner, the Bears beat
NCCC doormat Somers 9-0 Sept. 15.
Two days later, Granby beat Suffield
3-0 in a game that was far more one-sided
than the final score. The Bears had a 17-0
advantage in penalty corners, and Suffield
put just one shot on goalie Hanna Crouse,
who barely broke a sweat despite the un-
Photo by David Heuschkel
Caroline Stent scores the first goal for Granby, through the legs of the Suffield
goalie, in a 3-0 win by the Bears.
seasonably high temperature that day.
Rachel Domanico, one of a dozen seniors on Granby, scored two second-half goals in the win over Suffield.
The Bears took a lead on sophomore
Caroline Stent’s goal in the final minute
of the first half.
“I thought both teams played some
pretty intense hockey, especially considering the heat. It’s almost 90 and it’s
probably 110, 120 out there [on the turf],”
Mason said.
She added, “We were able to sub
that forward line. It’s nice that there’s
not a big drop when I sub. We really have
been working with forwards, kind of
like an ice hockey line. Just rotate them
through.”
The other five teams in the NCCC
will get in line, each one taking two shots
to beat Granby. Being a neighboring
town, Suffield is a natural rival and has
been a longstanding one to teams at
Granby because of the close proximity
between the schools.
Mason said Enfield has some young
talent, but the Raiders will merge with
longtime crosstown rival Fermi next year
in the CCC. Canton, who beat Granby
two years ago, could emerge as a rival
after the Warriors brought back their JV
program.
The competition figured to heat up
this week with non-conference matches
against Daniel Hand (Sept. 21) and New
Milford (Sept. 26), one of three new opponents on Granby’s schedule. The Bears,
who beat Westbrook 2-0 in the season
opener, also play Farmington, Barlow and
South Windsor in non-conference games.
With Avon out of the NCCC, Granby should have little trouble winning the
conference title. For the school’s most
decorated athletic program, the goal remains the same: contend for the Class S
title. Granby’s last state title was in 2012,
and the Bears have lost in the final each
of the last two years.
“I think for this group it’s about finishing. It’s about finishing so we’re playing on Nov. 21 with the right color medal
and every single game,” Mason said. “We
need to play 60 minutes of really great
hockey every time we get on the field. I
think that’s their mantra, especially that
senior group.”
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Avon comes up short
By Ted Glanzer
Staff Writer
Avon High football coach Jim Caouette
believes that games are won and lost in practice, not on game day. So, instead of citing
some unfortunate breaks or a controversial
play for a 22-20 loss to East Catholic in a CCC
interdivision game Sept. 19, he pointed to a
poor week of preparation.
“This wasn’t a shock to me with the way
we practiced,” Caouette said. “I’m disappointed. We were very lethargic. We kind of went
through the motions a couple of days. We
were not very physical.”
The Falcons could not control the line of
scrimmage on defense as East Catholic relied
on a ground attack to move the football and
score all three of its touchdowns. The Eagles
threw just six passes.
The tone was set on the opening drive.
East Catholic used a 10-play, 71-yard drive
capped by Andrew Brackett’s 2-yard touchdown run. On the two-point conversion,
Brackett fumbled and teammate Marc Zazzaro recovered the ball in the end zone to
make it 8-0, a bit of serendipity that would
figure prominently in the outcome.
Early in the second quarter, Avon pulled
to within 8-6 early on Andrew Blackmore’s
1-yard touchdown run. The scoring drive was
set up by a 34-yard run by Teddy Allmendinger, who was stopped just shy of the goal line
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in the regular season (15-0-1) and lost its only
game to eventual state champion Ellington in
the Class M quarterfinals.
Winning the Berkshire League for the
fourth straight year is as much an expectation as a goal. With a hungry team loaded
with talent, Kulas was taken aback when
one of his coaching counterparts said he
should resign as Mills coach if the Spartans
don’t win a state title this fall.
“He was joking. I said to him, ‘Have you
ever won a state title? It’s hard to do.’ It’s
very hard to do,” Kulas said. “I’ve only experienced it as a player. As a coach, you have
to have a healthy team. You have to have
the right amount of luck. In 2012, [we] were
inches away from winning in PKs, but it just
went across the line.”
on a two-point conversion try.
Following a three-and-out by Avon to start
the second half, East Catholic went on a 14-play,
84-yard touchdown drive capped by a 1-yard
plunge by Zazzaro that took 9:15 off the clock.
The only pass of the drive was a key play, a 19yard completion from quarterback Jack Droney
(2 for 6, 58 yards) to tight end Connor Heslin.
“They run that offense to perfection.”
Caouette said. “They’re good at it. They run
at you. They try to lull you to sleep. They’re a
very good, physical, tough football team.”
A failed two-point conversion made it 146. The Eagles appeared to seize control with
8:32 left in the fourth quarter when Brackett
took a trap up the middle and ran 43 yards
for a touchdown. A two-point conversion was
good, giving East Catholic a 22-6 lead.
“Our offense is good for holding the
ball and shortening the game,” East Catholic
coach Steven Calande said.
Even with a lackluster week of practice
and trailing by 16 in the fourth, Avon staged
a comeback spurred by quarterback Ian McDonald (8-18, 126 yards, 2 TDs).
After recovering East Catholic’s onside
kick, Avon had great field position. After two
penalties, McDonald ran for 23 yards and
hit receiver Geoff Kirk (5 catches, 70 yards, 2
TDs) with a 17-yard scoring strike. McDonald
ran in the two-point conversion to make it 2214 with 7:39 left.
Avon’s defense, keyed by Ryan Nolan’s
While winning a state title is the ultimate achievement of any team in any sport,
Kulas has not set that as a team goal because
he doesn’t think it’s fair to put that kind of
pressure on his players.
“But I think getting to a final is an appropriate goal. Then anything can happen,”
he said. “It’s just hard to do. Anyone that’s
ever won one or coached for one, they know
it’s hard.”
And it’s extremely disappointing when
your first and only loss each of the last two
seasons has been in the state tournament to
the same team. Mills was bounced by Ellington in the second round two years ago and
in the quarters last fall. On both occasions,
the Spartans were the higher seed and playing on their home field.
“I think we use that as motivation,” senior back Kyle Baron said. “The loss is always
Photos by Ted Glanzer
Left: Avon running back Teddy Allmendinger, left, stiff arms a tackler. Right: Avon tight end
Geoff Kirk sheds a tackle on his way to scoring a touchdown.
sack, got the ball back to McDonald and the
offense with 3:27 left, plenty of time for the
Falcons to drive 64 yards and a touchdown.
McDonald and Kirk hooked up for another
17-yard touchdown, cutting the deficit to 2220 with 1:19 remaining.
It remained a two-point game when
Blackmore took a handoff and was stopped
just short of the goal line. There were complaints that Blackmore slid into the end zone
on Allmendinger’s back, but the pleas by Avon
went unheard.
“I thought he was in on the two-point
conversion. I clearly thought he was in,”
Caouette said. “They had stopped our power
read on an earlier two-point conversion. We
thought they thought that would be coming.
We ran [a play] where the guard and tackle
pull. We got a great block by [Allmendinger]
on the end. We just slipped on their linebacker and he was able to trip our kid up.”
The ensuing onside kick by Avon rolled
harmlessly out of bounds, allowing East Catholic to run out the clock and walk off the field
with a win.
“We just didn’t play good football,” Caouette said. “We missed a bunch of tackles. They
pushed us around a bit up front. We got tired.”
in the back of our minds, but we’re going to
come out this year and give it our all.”
Baron is joined in the backfield by fellow
seniors Alex Pearson and Connor Angers in
front of goalie Ben Lewis. Those four, along
with eight other seniors on Mills, played on the
back-to-back CJSA Cup champions that beat
teams from Farmington and Glastonbury.
Lewis, who played football as a freshman and sophomore, returned to the soccer
team last season. Jimmy Wilcox joined the
Spartans last fall after playing for an academy team. Geoff Gelorme, another senior, did
the same this year.
“I’ve been with these guys pretty much
my whole life,” said Pearson, the center back.
Pearson and his classmates were being
potty trained when Kulas was an All-New
England back his senior year at Mills. In the
ensuing years, the soccer training has them
in a position to contend for a state title.
“We want to get to the finals because
this group is such a special group,” Kulas
said. “We want to be around each other for
as long as we can. If we can get to the finals,
that will mean we’re getting maximum time
together as a group. If you get there, you play
for a championship.”
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Field hockey reunion for Canton alum
By David Heuschkel
Sports Editor
Kristen Grecula missed
the glory years for field
hockey at Canton High.
She missed playing for Nancy Grace, the championship-driven former coach,
by just one year.
Grecula’s lone chance
at glory was her junior year
when Canton lost to Granby in the 2007 Class S final,
the last time the Warriors
played in a state championship game.
It would take seven
years for Grecula to claim
Photo by David Heuschkel
a small piece of revenge As the Canton JV field hockey coach this fall, Kristin Grecula
for the most disappointing is offering pointers to young players in the program.
loss of her high school field
hockey career.
in 2013, Bristol’s first year. talk about what needs to
As a first-year assis- When the former Farming- happen.”
tant coach and JV coach at ton High field hockey playOf course, when GrecLewis Mills last fall, Grecula er took over, she was the ula played at Canton, there
was on the sidelines when fourth different head coach was no turf field. She rethe unbeaten Spartans beat in as many years.
members playing on the
Granby for the Class S state
She vowed to bring sta- grass field, dodging mosquititle.
tos and getting poison ivy
bility to the program.
“It sure brought flashCanton qualified for retrieving balls that rolled
backs from that game,”Gre- the state tournament in into the weeds. As a player,
culas aid, referring to the Bristol’s first season, end- she didn’t realize the imporloss to Granby in the final ing a two-year absence, and tance of conditioning. She
her junior year. “It’s funny, again last season when the does now as a coach.
Lewis Mills beat [Granby] Warriors lost to Lewis Mills
“You have to be in very
3-0 and we lost 3-0 to Gran- 1-0 in the first round. As an good shape at the beginby that year.”
assistant at Mills under for- ning of the season, which
Grecula is back at Can- mer coach Maggie Tieman, we tried to instill in them
ton this fall, coaching the Grecula said she learned because we didn’t want
JV team and assisting var- the importance of disci- to spend too much time
sity coach Margaret Bristol, pline and how to motivate during practice on condiwho is in her third year with players.
tioning,” said Grecula, who
the program.
“Maggie was very in- was an all-state forward
Canton field hockey tense. I loved it,” Grecu- her senior year. “We asked
isn’t what it once was under la said. “I loved watching them to get in shape over
Grace, whose teams won her because my first year the summer, which most of
eight state titles in her 20 [as an assistant] I was so them did. They went above
years (1985-2004) as coach. timid. Watching her real- and beyond. As a player I
Grecula, who played for ly brought out my confi- didn’t really realize it. I was
Sara Beaudin all four years, dence as a coach. Working like, ‘Whatever.’ But now as
starting in the fall of 2005, with Margaret is fantastic a coach, I know the stick
wants nothing more than to because we work together skills are so important
help rebuild her alma mater and collaborate so well. I’ll that I would like them to
into the perennial power come down on my free pe- get the conditioning out of
the Warriors used to be.
riods, she’ll come up to me the way so we can work on
The rebuilding began and we’ll plan out practice, stick stuff.”
There are 28 players
in the program, enough to
have a JV team. Grecula is
glad there’s a middle school
program again and wishes
Canton had a youth program for field hockey.
“I love it so much, just
like being with the girls, and
the fact that I don’t have a
team to play on anymore,”
said Grecula, who was an
all-state forward as a senior
at Canton and played in college. “I just love the sport so
much that I want to build
their skills so they get better and they love it just as
much. These girls are so
coachable. It’s so much fun.”
So is winning. After
four straight losing seasons (2009-12) and failing to qualify for the state
tournament three of those
years, Canton went 18-132-2 overall in Bristol’s first
two years as coach. This fall,
the Warriors won their first
two games, both one-goal
victories over Suffield and
Stafford.
In a 2-1 win over Stafford last week, Erika Neddermann and Emma Charron scored for the Warriors.
Grace Giancola assisted on
both goals.
Photo by David Heuschkel
The Granby volleyball team gets instructions from coach David
Sprowson during a timeout in its match against Lewis Mills.
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from page 23
With a mostly new
cast of players, it would be
premature for Sprowson to
talk about repeating as state
champion. He has to replace
every starter, including allstate players Casey Hunt
and Kaylee Jerman, from
the team that didn’t lose a
match (26-0) last fall.
The 3-1 win over Lewis Mills (25-13, 25-19, 23-25,
25-21) was far from perfect.
After losing the first two sets,
the Spartans rallied from a
17-10 deficit in the third game,
and the match was extended
when an attempted kill by
Van der Mark went long to
give Mills a two-point win.
“I told the girls we can
do this. I believe in them, and
they just need to play hard
and play the game out,” Lewis Mills coach Chuck Drda
said. “We saw the big girl was
starting to get a little tired.
She was tipping [shots] and
we made an adjustment.”
In the fourth game,
Granby took a 15-11 lead
on consecutive service aces
by junior Sarah Fede (seven
aces, eight digs). Mills hung
close and pulled to within
two before a couple kills by
Van der Mark (18 kills) helped
push the lead to five points.
“We have more power
this year than we had last
year,” Sprowson said. “We’re
excited to fine-tune that and
see where we can go with
it. We were able to spread
the ball around. Everyone
played very clean. Now we
run a different setup, but we
can hammer the ball probably harder than anybody
else. We just have to clean
up the rest and reduce our
errors.”
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a.m., sign up
“Early Settlers in Nod/Northington,” first
lecture in Avon Historical Society’s Series:
One Square in Avon’s Heritage Quilt History
– The Derrin Family of West Avon,” Friday,
Sept. 25, 7 p.m., at the Avon Senior Center
Avon Arts Association’s 48th Annual Arts
and Crafts Show Saturday, Sept. 26 from
10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday, Sept. 27 from
10 a.m.-4:30 p.m., at Old Avon Village, 41
East Main St. (Route 44)
Avon Day Saturday, Sept. 26, 11 a.m.6:30 p.m., on the grounds of the Thompson
Brook and Pine Grove schools
Avon historic sites – Pine Grove
Schoolhouse, 3 Harris Road, and Derrin
Farmhouse, 249 West Avon Road – open
for the last Sunday of the season Sept. 27,
2-4 p.m.
Senior Citizens of Avon Organization
meeting Monday, Sept. 28 at noon for
Oktoburfest including knockwurst, red
cabbage and German potato salad, birthday
cake and ice cream – John Banker dressed
in authentic lederhosen presenting German
folk music and lots of polkas
• Kickbox Combo Mondays and
Wednesdays thru Dec. 16. 6:30-7:30 p.m.,
at Lewis S. Mills High School, $10 per class
with waiver
• Toning and Shaping Mondays thru Dec.
21, 7:15-8:15 p.m., walk-ins $4 per class
at the door with signed waiver
Guiding Eyes for the Blind puppy raising
open house Monday, Sept. 28, 6-8 p.m.,
at the Avon Congregational Church, 6
West Main St., info at 860-866-7426,
[email protected] or www.guiding
eyes.org/volunteer/puppy-raising
CANTON––––––––––-
Avon High School cheerleader fundraiser
Tuesday, Sept. 29, 5-9 p.m., at Flatbread
in the Shoppes at Farmington Valley, 110
Albany Turnpike, Canton, eat in or take out,
order online at www.flatbreadcompany.
com (860-693-3314)
Farmington Valley VNA blood pressure
screenings Wednesday, Sept. 30, 11:30
a.m.-1 p.m., Canton Community Center, 40
Dyer Ave.
Saturday Morning Bird Walk Sept. 26,
7:30-9 a.m., thru Werner’s Woods, for all
levels of birding expertise but not very
young children, $3/$5
State of Connecticut’s Elderly and
Disabled Tax Renters Rebate Program
ending Thursday, Oct. 1 – applications
completed at assessor’s office or at local
housing units, call landlord for info on
appts., or call 860-693-7842 to make appt.
with Mary Lou or Harry
Farmington Valley VNA blood pressure
screenings Thursday, Oct. 1, 12:15-1:45
p.m., at the Avon Public Library, 281
Country Club Road
First
Friday
Dinners
at Avon
Congregational Church, 6 West Main St.,
Oct. 2, 5:30-7:30 p.m., meatloaf, $13/$7,
dine in or take out, portion of proceeds to
Hartford Area Habitat for Humanity (860678-0488)
Making It Meaningful: Planning for
the Future educational series starting
Thursdays, Oct. 1 thru Nov. 5 at 4:30
p.m. in the Canton Community Center, 40
Dyer Ave., 860-693-5811 – topic Oct. 1:
Reverse Mortgage, Is It Right for You
Avon Historical Society exhibit “A Canal
Runs Through It: Faith, Commerce and
Education in Old Avon Center” thru
October in display cases outside the Local
History Room of the Avon Free Public
Library, 281 Country Club Road
Canton High School Alumni Weekend
Oct. 2 and 3, info at www.cantonschools.
org or calling Lisa Davidson at 860-6937707 – field hockey game Thursday, Oct. 1,
football game Friday, Oct. 2, boys and girls
soccer games Saturday, Oct. 3, induction
ceremony to Wall of Fame Friday at 5:30
p.m. in the Canton Middle School cafeteria,
$15
Vendors needed for craft fair at Avon
Health Center, 652 West Avon Road, Nov.
21, cost of table $35, contact Lisa Woodcox
at 860-321-2181
Collinsville Farmers Market every
Sunday until Oct. 25, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., on
Main Street in downtown Collinsville
BURLINGTON––––––-
Parks
&
Recreation
fall
programs
registration
at
www.
burlingtonctparksandrec.com:
• Health Coaching workshops: Sept. 28
Sustaining Weight-loss and Oct. 5 Effective
Stress Management, at the Burlington
Senior Center, Mondays, 9:30-10:45 a.m.,
$20 each, registration deadline Sept. 24
and Oct. 1, respectively
To submit an event for the calendar,
e-mail Sally at
[email protected]
Hill-Stead Museum, 35 Mountain Road,
Saturday, Sept. 26, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. –
Museum Day Live ticket for free admission
for two people, visit smithsonianmag.com/
museumday for information and tickets
At the UConn Health Center:
• Free Hospital Maternity Tours Saturday,
Sept. 26, 2:30-3:30 p.m., main lobby,
register at 1-800-535-6232
• Free Workshop: “Things to Consider
Before Joining a Research Study” Monday,
Sept. 28, 5 p.m., Onyiuke Dining Room,
register at 860-679-8802
• Free Discovery Series: Recognizing
a Cancer Symptom Tuesday, Sept.
29, 7-9 p.m., Keller Auditorium,
with Dr. Peter Deckers and a panel
of cancer survivors sharing stories,
register online at discoveryseries.
uchc.edu or call 1-800-535-6232
• Free IVF Information Session Thursday,
Oct. 1, 6-8:30 p.m., Cell and Genome
Sciences Building, 400 Farmington Ave.
Events at Farmington Senior Center,
321 New Britain Ave., Unionville, 850-6752490, ext. 3:
• Pickleball Tuesdays and Fridays at 1:30
p.m., drop in
• Bible Study Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m.
• Ladies Pool Fridays, 10 a.m.
• VNA Flu Clinic Thursday, Oct. 1, 9:3011:30 a.m., call 860-653-5514 to make
appt.
• Chit Chat Cafe Wednesday, Oct. 7, pizza
and tossed salad from George’s, $4, sign
up by Oct. 5
5K Farmington Rotary Road Race
Sunday, Sept. 27, beginning and ending
at the gazebo in front of Union Elementary
School, registration $35 online at www.
rotaryroadrace.org – time race beginning
at 1 p.m., check-in beginning at 11 a.m. at
the gazebo, Farmington Bank Elite Sponsor,
funds raised support Rotary Club’s high
school scholarship fund
Calling all crafters for the Canton
Holiday Craft Fair Nov. 21 at Canton High
School, contact Tammie Coffey at dremkr@
aol.com
VNA blood pressure screenings
Thursday, Oct. 1, 9:30-11:30 a.m., at
Middlewoods of Farmington, 9 Middle Road
FARMINGTON–––––--
Hay Day at Hill-Stead, 35 Mountain Road,
Sunday, Oct. 4, 1-4 p.m. - hay rides, sheep,
face painting, games and crafts, live music,
food
Smithsonian Museum Day Live! at the
Five Corners Thrift Shop at the First
Church of Christ, 61 Main St., Unionville,
offering fall merchandise, including
housewares, clothing and some holiday
items, Saturdays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., and
Sunday, Sept. 27 during Unionville Day
festivities from 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
GRANBY––––––––––
Farmington Valley VNA public flu shot
clinic Friday, Sept. 25, 1-3 p.m., Granby
Senior Center, 15C North Granby Road
2015 Candidate Forum Monday, Sept. 28,
6:30 p.m., at Granby Town Hall Meeting
Room, 15 North Granby Road – meet
candidates from boards of selectmen,
finance, education, planning and zoning,
zoning board of appeals and assessment
board of appeals, and celebration of
National Voter Registration Day
SIMSBURY–––––––--
Simsbury Wellness Fair Thursday, Sept.
24, 9:30-11:30 a.m., at Eno Memorial Hall,
754 Hopmeadow St.
At the Simsbury Free Library, 749
Hopmeadow
St.,
860-408-1336,
[email protected]:
• History talk: Gifford Pinchot and the Old
Timers – America’s Early Forest Rangers
with Bibi Gaston, Gifford Pinchot’s greatgreat niece, Thursday, Sept. 24, 6:30
p.m., $10/members, $15/non-members,
reservations
• Genealogy Road Show with genealogy
librarian Diane LeMay Saturday, Sept.
26, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., bring one’s tree, free
to members, $5 non-members, RSVPs
recommended
• Connecticut’s Borders and Firelands
Tuesday, Sept. 29, 1 p.m., free/$5,
reservations – Professor Tom Ratliff talking
on how Connecticut came to have the
shape it does
Millwright’s Farm to Table Dinner
Thursday, Sept. 24, 6:30 p.m., at The
Community Farm of Simsbury, 73 Wolcott
Road, with chef Billy Grant of Grant’s and
Bricco, proceeds benefiting Gifts of Love
(www.millwrightsrestaurant.com/shop)
See CHECK IT OUT on page 28
At the Library
Avon Public Library,
281 Country Club Road, 860-673-9712,
www.avonctlibrary.info:
• Movie Matinee Thursdays, 1:30-4 p.m.:
Sept. 24, “All of Me” and Oct. 1, “Rear
Window”
• Kids Choice Book Club Thursday, Sept.
24, 4:15-5 p.m., “out of my mind” by
Sharon Draper, grades 4-6
• Foreign Film Series starting Thursday,
Sept. 24, 6:30 p.m., “Behind the Sun,”
Brazil, with film expert Bob Kagan,
professor of communication at CCSU and
the University of Hartford
• MS Powerpoint class Thursday, Sept.
24, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
• Teen Games Unplugged Friday, Sept. 25,
3 p.m.
• Avon Cub Scouts Pack 274 optional
drop-in session for parents Monday, Sept.
28, 6:15-7:45 p.m.
• “Medical Ethics: A Dialog,” Safety Net
Medicine (Just Another Day at Work in
the ER) with Dr. Thomas Robey, Tuesday,
Sept. 29, 7-8:30 p.m., free and open to
the public
• Computer classes with the Uberbots –
Rent an Uberbot Day! – Wednesday, Sept.
30, 3:30-5 p.m.
• Nutmeg Award Book Club Wednesday,
Sept. 30, 4:15-5:15 p.m., grades 4-6,
“Pie” by Sarah Weeks
• Get Ready for College Series, College
Funding Workshop, Thursday, Oct. 1, 7-8
p.m., sign up
• Teen Movie Day, “Avengers: Age of
Ultron,” Friday, Oct. 2, 2:30-5 p.m., grades
7-12, BYOS
Farmington Library,
Burlington Library,
• Afternoon at the Bijou Thursdays, 2-5
p.m.: Sept. 24, “The Dark Corner” and Oct.
1, “Tammy and the Bachelor”
• Me and My Baby, The First Year Together:
Exercise and You Friday, Sept. 25, 10:3011:30 a.m.
• Unplugged Gaming – Heads Up! Friday,
Sept. 25, 3-4 p.m., grades 7-12
• New Stories and Old Saturday, Sept. 26,
10:30-11 a.m., for families
• Celebrate New England: Apple Time
Monday, Sept. 28, 6:30-7:30 p.m.,
sample different varieties of apples, try
apple pie and apple cider (4th Monday of
the month)
• Maker Monday – DIY Hologram
Projectors Sept. 28, 6:30-7:30 p.m.,
grades 7-12
• Fall Financial Series: Estate Planning
– Don’t Make These Mistakes Tuesday,
Sept. 29, 7-8 p.m., with Brendan Daly and
Carmine Perry, lawyers, register
• Decorate the Teen Space Wednesday,
Sept. 30, 2:30-4 p.m., grades 7-12
• Chess Club with Alex Lumelsky
Wednesdays, Sept. 30-Nov. 4 (Oct. 28 and
Nov. 4 at Plainville Library), grades K-12,
register
• Stress, Our Daily Companion Thursday,
Oct. 1, 7-8 p.m., with Ellen Hyner, certified
health coach, register
34 Library Lane, 860-673-3331,
www.Burlingtonctlibrary.info:
• Bag Sale Saturday, Sept. 26, 10 a.m.-1
p.m., $5 per bag
• TAC Meeting Saturday, Sept. 26, 2
p.m., grades 6 and up, welcome back
membership party, register
• Creature’s Features with Adam Harris
Monday, Sept. 28, 4:30-5:15 p.m., grades
2-4, register
• Meet Crosby, the labradoodle, Tuesday,
Sept. 29, 4:15-5:45 p.m., register for
15-minute slot
• Picnic Story Time Wednesdays at 11:30
a.m. thru Nov. 18, all ages welcome, drop
in
Canton Public Library,
40 Dyer Ave., 860-693-5800:
• Saturday Book Conversations Sept. 26,
1 p.m., “Being Mortal: Medicine and What
Matters in the End” by Atul Gawande,
a surgeon at Brigham and Women’s
Hospital in Boston
• Key Life Decisions: Are You Prepared?
Wednesday, Sept. 30, 6:30 p.m., with
Beth Duffy, financial adviser with Edward
Jones, registration requested
• “The Artist’s Eye: The Work of Jim Koplar”
in the gallery space thru September
6 Monteith Drive, 860-673-6791, ext. 1,
www.farmingtonlibraries.org:
Barney Library,
71 Main St., 860-673-6791, ext. 2
• Strawberry Hill Restored presented by
Lewis Walpole Library Thursday, Sept. 24,
5:30-7:30 p.m., register (note: the Barney
Library closed this day, no library services
available)
• Novel Ideas Book Group Tuesday, Sept.
29, 1:15-2:30 p.m.
Granby Library,
15 North Granby Rd., 860-844-5275:
• Crafternoon Time Thursdays, 4 p.m.
Friends Annual Used Book Sale at
Holcomb Farm, 113 Simsbury Road, West
Granby, Friday, Sept. 25 preview 5-8 p.m.
$5, Saturday, Sept. 26, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
priced as marked and Sunday, Sept. 27,
11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. donations accepted
• Keep Calm & Keep Coloring Wednesday,
Sept. 30, 6:30 p.m. – exotic teas, nibbles,
coloring pages, markers and pencils,
background music
• Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Group Wednesday,
Sept. 30, 7 p.m., “Station Eleven” by Emily
St. John Mandel
• Memoir Writing Series Wednesdays,
6:15 p.m.
Simsbury Library,
725 Hopmeadow St., 860-658-7663:
• Getting Started on LinkedIn with Carol
Mon Thursday, Sept. 24, 6 p.m.
• Friday Flicks, 1-3 p.m.: Sept. 25, “Who’s
Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”; Oct. 2 “The
Grapes of Wrath”
• Friends Coffeehouse: Meet TOSCA –
Puccini’s Darling Diva! Friday, Sept. 25,
8-9:30 p.m., doors open at 7:30 p.m.,
reserve a seat
• Art on display for September: abstract
artist Diana Lemcoff in the Program
Room, Susan Augustine’s mixed media in
the West Gallery, Simsbury Camera Club
photographs in the East Gallery
• Bus trip to Stockbridge, Mass., to
Chesterwood and the Norman Rockwell
Museum, lunch at Red Lion Inn Oct. 14,
reservation deadline Oct. 5
Teen programs
• DIY Buttons Friday, Sept. 25, 3-5 p.m.
• The Redesigned SAT Information
Session Saturday, Sept. 26, 3:30-4:30
p.m., RSVP
• Banned Bookmarks Tuesday, Sept. 29,
6:30-8 p.m.
Children’s programs
• Storytime at Rotary Park Playground
Friday, Sept. 25, 11 a.m., ages 2 and up
with caregiver, weather permitting
• Lego Mania Saturday, Sept. 26, 10 a.m.2 p.m., ages 5 and up, drop in
• Grandparent Story Time Saturday, Sept.
26, 10:30 a.m., all ages with grandparent,
drop in
• Ring Around the Rosie Monday, Sept. 28,
10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., all ages with
caregiver, drop in
• Chess & Go Club Open House Tuesday,
Sept. 29, 4-5 p.m., grades 2-6
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At the Simsbury Senior Center, Eno
Memorial Hall, 754 Hopmeadow St., 860658-3273:
• Lunch Café at Eno Fridays 11 a.m.-noon,
$2/sandwich, $2/soup: Sept. 25, garden
vegetable soup, chicken salad and tuna
salad sandwich, and Oct. 2, beef barley
soup, sliced ham and egg salad sandwich
• Lunch at Eno Wednesday, Sept. 30, noon,
chicken parmesan with pasta, $3/$4, sign
up the Friday before (Sept. 25) by noon
• Veterans Appreciation Luncheon
Thursday, Oct. 1, noon-1:30 p.m., in the
auditorium, call to make reservation –
veterans and guest invited to attend
• Travel meeting with Sandy Delin from
Friendship Tours Thursday, Oct. 1, 2-4 p.m.,
Old Court Room
• Souper Tuesday Oct. 13, sign up by Oct. 6
VNA public flu shot clinic Thursday, Sept.
24, 9:30-11:30 a.m., at Eno Memorial;
blood pressure screenings Wednesday,
Sept. 30, 11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m., at Eno
Memorial Hall, 754 Hopmeadow St.
Make a Scarecrow to take home Saturday,
Sept. 26, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., at the Simsbury
Historical Society, 800 Hopmeadow St.,
$10 (all materials supplied)
Financial Workshop: Your Source for
Financial Education, with Edward Jones
financial adviser Peter Mowry at The
Simsbury Chamber of Commerce, 749
Hopmeadow St., Wednesdays thru Oct.
7, 6:30-7:30 p.m., call 860-651-0849 to
reserve a seat: Sept. 30 Tax-Free Investing
and, Oct. 7 Ready or Not? Preparing for the
Unexpected
Simsbury Chamber of Commerce’s
events/programs:
• Good Morning, Simsbury, coffee and
networking, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 8-9 a.m.,
hosted by Huntington Learning Center, 530
Bushy Hill Road, register by Monday, Sept.
28 (860-651-7307, [email protected])
• Get Fit! 60-day program (began Sept.
1) in collaboration with Crossfit Simsbury,
running until Oct. 29, with classes every
Tuesday and Thursday from 5-6 p.m. on
the lawn outside the Simsbury 1820 House,
cost $80, to register call 860-651-7307, or
send email to [email protected]
• Fun Run/Walk of 3-5 miles at 5:30 p.m.
every Tuesday, meeting and ending at Red
Stone Pub, 10 Jim Gallagher Way
Simsbury Land Trust’s Tanager Hill
Community Celebration Saturday, Oct.
3, 9-11 a.m., RSVP requested at 860-6518773 by Sept. 29 – 9 a.m. breakfast, 9:30
a.m. ceremony, 10 and 10:30 a.m. shuttle
to hike at Tanager from Land Trust office at
10A Phelps Lane
Art on the Hill art show featuring work
of Deborah Leonard at the Simsbury 1820
House, 731 Hopmeadow St., thru October
VALLEY & BEYOND–––
Copper Hill United Methodist Church tag
and bake sale Saturday, Sept. 26, 9 a.m.2 p.m. at the church, 27 Copper Hill Road,
East Granby, for item pickup call Susan
at 860-668-1031
JCC in the Valley: table at Avon Day
Saturday, Sept. 26, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., at
Thompson Brook School, 150 Thompson
Road, Avon
Charity Waxathon to benefit Gifts of
Love and Simsbury Social Services
Saturday, Sept. 26, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. and
Sunday, Sept. 27, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., at
the new European Wax Center in Avon
Marketplace at 530R Bushy Hill Road – for
men and women with suggested donation
of $5, European Wax Center making a
matching donation equal to total proceeds
from event (860-408-1433, www.
waxcenter.com/ct-simsbury)
Farmington
River
Watershed
Association events:
• Farmington River Clean-Up Saturday,
Sept. 26, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., with meeting
sites in Avon, Burlington, Canton,
Farmington, Granby, Simsbury and
other towns, register to help by calling
860-658-4442, ext. 0, or visit www.frwa.
org, family picnic following cleanup at
FRWA’s headquarters at 749 Hopmeadow
Street.
• Streambugs and Pond Critters Sunday,
Sept. 27, 10 a.m.-noon, at Nature’s Porch,
Winding Trails, Farmington, register
thru
www.windingtrails.org/
register/?id=516
• Aquatic Insect Sampling Workshop
(indoors) Wednesday, Sept. 30, 7-9
p.m., at the FRWA, 749 Hopmeadow St.,
Simsbury, register, 860-658-4442
Max Chef to Farm Autumn Brunch on
the Farm Sunday, Sept. 27, 11 a.m.2 p.m., at Sub Edge Farm, 199 Town Farm
Road, Farmington, $55/$20 (860-5668360)
Presidents
College
Symposium
in Dana Hall at the University of Hartford,
200 Bloomfield Ave., West Hartford,
cost $70/$60, 15 sessions from 9:30
a.m. - 4 p.m. starting Sunday, Oct.
4, covering issues of policing, dazzle
camouflage, history of astronomy and Hartt
students performing scenes from
upcoming production, food, music
and more, register at www.hartford.
edu/presidentscollege or call 860-7684495
Westminster
School
admissions
open house Tuesday, Oct. 6, 6:30-8:30
p.m., at 995 Hopmeadow St., Simsbury,
to register call 860-408-3060 or
go to www.westminster-school.org/
openhouse
Arts & Events
Talk on “The Criminalization of
Immigrant and Deporation as
a Theater of Cruelty” by David
Brotherton, noted criminologist and
professor at John Jay College of
Criminal Justice, Thursday, Sept.
24, 4 p.m., in Shaw Center at the
University of Hartford’s Hillyer Hall,
200 Bloomfield Ave., West Hartford,
free and open to the public
Art on the Hill concert featuring
Matt Phillips Thursday, Sept. 24, 7
p.m., at The Simsbury 1820 House,
731 Hopmeadow St., Simsbury (860658-7658)
At the Wadsworth Atheneum, 600
Main St., Hartford, 860-278-2670,
thewadsworth.org:
• Gallery Talk: “Portrait Photography:
Faces, Stories and Symbols” Thursday,
Sept. 24, noon, with Susan Talbott
discussing different approaches
to photographic portraiture in her
Director’s Choice exhibition “Aspects
of Portraiture”
• MATRIX fundraising event with Mark
Dion Wednesday, Sept. 30, 6-9 p.m.,
tickets $125, call 860-838-4077
• “Aspects of Portraiture: Photographs
from the Wadsworth Atheneum” thru
Nov. 15, featuring nearly 50 examples
of photographic portraits in a variety
of styles
Little Theatre of Manchester’s “The
Vagina Monologues” Thursday, Sept.
24 at 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday,
Sept. 25 and 26 at 8 p.m. and Sunday,
Sept. 27 at 2 p.m. at Cheney Hall, 177
Hartford Road, Manchester, tickets
$20 at 860-647-9824
At Infinity Music Hall and Bistro
20 Greenwoods Road North,
Norfolk,1-866-666-6306: Sept. 25, 8
p.m., New Riders of the Purple Sage;
Sept. 26, 8 p.m., The Weight; Sept.
27, 7:30 p.m., Tim Cochrane; Oct. 2, 8
p.m., The High Kings
32 Front St., Hartford: Sept. 25, 8
p.m. Alan Doyle; Sept. 26, 8 p.m., The
Purple Xperience – The Ultimate Prince
Tribute Band; Sept. 27, 7:30 p.m., The
Wailers; Oct. 1, 8 p.m., Lee Ritenour
At the Mark Twain House & Museum,
351 Farmington Ave., Hartford, 860280-3130:
• “Tapping into Twain” Oktoberfest
Friday, Sept. 25, 5:30-9:30 p.m.,
celebrating local brews, good food
and music, tickets $45 in advance/$50
at the door, $20 designated driver
ticket
• Book/Mark event Wednesday,
Sept. 30, 7 p.m., in Lincoln Financial
Services Auditorium, an evening
with Jamaican author and poet Colin
Channer discussing his first book of
poetry, “Providential,” reservations
recommended
• An evening with New York Times
best-selling author Author Stuart
Woods Oct. 13, 7 p.m., tickets
$30/$25, VIP reception at 5:30 p.m.
for $75
At Bridge Street Live, 41 Bridge St.,
Collinsville: Friday, Sept. 25, 8 p.m.,
Caravan of Thieves; Thursday, Oct. 1,
8 p.m., Melanie with EVA
At Lost Acres Vineyard, 80 Lost
Acres Road, North Granby, 860-3249481: Harvest Party Saturday, Sept.
25; Lindsey Molyneux Art Show thru
Oct. 12, artist reception Monday, Sept.
28, 5:30-8 p.m.
At the Crown and Hammer, 3 Depot
St., Collinsville, 9:30 p.m.: Friday, Sept.
25, HannaH’s Field, and Saturday,
Sept. 26, Bruce Gregori
New Hartford Lions Giant Flea
Market Saturday, Sept. 26, 8 a.m.-3
p.m., Brodie Park, 580 West Hill Road,
New Hartford, admission $2, early
buying 6:30-8 a.m. $5 (860-4899188)
Brother Sun
with the Levins
opening Saturday, Sept. 26, 8 p.m.,
at the Sounding Board Coffeehouse
at the Unitarian Society of Hartford,
50 Bloomfield Ave., Hartford, tickets
$22/$20/$12
at
reservations@
soundingboardcoffeehouse.org or by
calling 860-770-3001 (note different
venue)
Comedy at Trinity On Main, 69 Main
St., New Britain, Saturday, Sept. 26,
with comedians Mel Vaverchak, Dave
Kanell, Dave Sheehan, Marcellino
Moose Hill and Pat Oates, doors
open at 7:30 p.m., show at 8 p.m.,
admission $10 in advance, $13 at the
door, VIP special seating $22, 8600229-2072 or 860-306-4585
“Assassins” Sept. 26-Oct. 4 in the
Studio Theatre at the Warner Theatre,
68 Main St., Torrington, tickets $29,
860-489-7180
“The Power of a Pumpkin to Save
a Life” Saturday, Sept. 26 and
Sunday, Sept. 27, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., at
Brown’s Harvest, 1911 Poquonock
Ave., Windsor – reps of LifeChoice to
register people as organ, tissue and
eye donors, costumed characters,
scavenger hunt, corn maze (1-800874-5215)
“Krakowska Szopka,” lecture and
demo on the Polish folk art of the
nativity scene, Sunday, Sept. 27,
1 p.m., in the grand ballroom of the
Polish National Home, 60 Charter Oak
Ave., Hartford, free and open to the
public (860-659-0356)
“Flights and Fantasies” Quilt Show
at the New England Air Museum,
Windsor Locks, thru Sept. 27, with
appraisals, book signings, trunk
show, lectures and tours, museum
admission, open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (860623-3305
“Tuesdays with Morrie” Sept. 30Oct. 18 at Playhouse on Park, 244 Park
Road, West Hartford, tickets ranging
from $25-$35, 860-523-5900, ext.
10, previews Sept. 30 and Oct. 1,
all seats $15; opening night Friday,
Oct. 2, wine and cheese reception
before the show; performances
Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7:30
p.m., Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m.,
Sunday matinees at 2 p.mm. followed
by talk back with cast; special matinee
Oct. 13 at 2 p.m.
Farmington Valley Stage Company’s
“God of Carnage” Oct. 2, 3, 8, 9, 10
at 8 p.m. and matinee Oct. 4 at 2 p.m.
at 4 Market St. (Canton Town Hall),
Collinsville (www.FVStage.org)
Sonia Plumb Dance Company’s
premiere “The Odyssey: An Epic
Dance Journey” Oct. 2-4, Friday and
Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at
3 p.m. at the Carol Autorino Center at
the University of Saint Joseph, 1678
Asylum Ave., West Hartford, tickets
$25/$15/$10 at 860-231-5555
People’s Action for Clean Energy
sponsoring house tour and seminars
of a Net Zero Energy Challenge solar
straw bale house Oct. 3, noon-2:30
p.m., at a home in Sharon, tickets $15,
reserve at www.pace-cleanenergy.
org, info at 860-693-4813
Gallery on the Green members’
exhibit on the theme of “Wanderlust”
thru Oct. 4 at the gallery, 5 Canton
Green Road, Canton; Lynne Anstett and
Suzanne Levy solo exhibits in adjoining
galleries; hours: Friday-Sunday, 1-5
p.m. (www.galleryonthegreen.org)
“Contours” thru Oct. 23 at the Art
Gallery at Mill, 29 Mill St., Unionville,
860-817-5141
“Best
in
Show”
exhibition
celebrating man’s best friend, the
dog, in the Drezner Visitors Gallery at
the Farmington Valley Arts Association,
25 Arts Center Lane, Avon, thru Oct.
24, gallery open Wednesday-Saturday,
noon-4 p.m.
Everything for Your Home
860-953-2200
7 CODY STREET • WEST HARTFORD, CT
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HOME HEALTH CARE RN’s
PART-TIME, WEEKEND ONLY, AND PER DIEM
POSITIONS AVAILABLE
The Farmington Valley VNA is seeking talented and caring RN’s with
home care experience to join our Four Star, HomeCare Elite™ team
on a part-time, weekend only, or per diem basis. Our nonprofit organization offers competitive salaries/per diem rates and a cohesive,
supportive work environment in which you can utilize your skills and
fulfill your professional nursing goals. Please contact Karen Bignelli at
860-651-3539 or [email protected] for details.
Farmington Valley VNA EOE
8 Old Mill Lane, Simsbury, CT 06070
www.farmingtonvalleyvna.org
VOLUNTEER TO DRIVE,
GET A PIE
Connect with your neighbors and
help them remain involved in the
community and get a free apple pie!
Nonprofit ITNCentralCT seeks volunteer drivers for seniors aged 60+ and
adults with visual impairments. We
provide affordable, “arm-througharm”, “door-through-door” service
24/7/365. Call 860-521-3600 or visit:
www.itncentralct.org/ride-with-us/
volunteer-drive
House cleaner Wanted: Make your
own consistent hours, must be reliable, independent, and experienced.
Call Sandy 860-651-4601.
Middlewoods of Farmington is currently seeking part time Waitstaff.
This position is responsible for serving food, beverages and be able to
maintain the sanitation of the department. Must be 17 1/2 or older to apply. If interested please stop by Middlewoods of Farmington, 509 Middle
Road, Farmington CT 06032.
Application Development Managers: Bloomfield, CT. Provide managerial & technical leadership for Pharma IT Financial applic suite. Manage,
motivate, & lead team of tech leads &
devs. Resp for all aspects of IT project
delivery. Reqs MSCS or rltd & 2 yrs
(or BS & 5 yrs) applic program dvlpmt
exp using .Net technologies (e.g. ASP.
Net, VB.Net, C#.Net, etc.) & SQL. Exp
must incl Oracle, SSIS, SSRS, Informatica & TFS. Drug screen / b-ground
check. Res: S. Sullivan, Cigna HLIC,
900 Cottage Grove Rd, Bloomfield,
CT 06002
Database Administrator Managers: Windsor, CT. Provide 24x7
support & ensure health/recoverability of Oracle D/bases in Production
& non-Production environs. Reqs
MSCS, MS in Tech Mgmt, or related & 2 yrs exp w/: D/base admin in
RAC, ASM, AIX and/or Solaris environs; Oracle d/base/instance tuning;
optimizing complex SQL statements;
creating & maintaining shell scripts
to automate d/base tasks. Also reqs
exp supporting multi-TB Production & non-Production d/bases. Drug
screen / b/ground check. Resumes:
K. Koonz, Cigna HLIC, 7990 E. Snyder Rd, Apt. 3206, Tucson, AZ 85750.
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CAREGIVERS WANTED
THROUGHOUT CT
We are looking for mature,
responsible individuals.
• Choose your own hours
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Apply Online Today at
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or call 888-844-4442
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MORAWSKI CLEANING LLC
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There is no extra cost when purchasing insurance through a Servicing Agent
GUITAR LESSONS
in your home. I am a Hartt School of
Music graduate with thirty years of
teaching and recording experience.
I have helped many students prepare
for Jazz Band music auditions,
improvise, and learn to play their
favorite songs. All styles, levels, and
ages with references available.
Tom Tribuzio, 860-673-1210.
[email protected]
Attention Parents of High School Students
It’s never too early to prepare your son/daughter for
college. As a retired academic advisor in athletics
in a Division I university for the past sixteen years,
I know what it takes to be successful at the college
level. Areas I will cover are time management skills,
critical thinking, developing plans for long and short
term assignments, knowing the art of reading text
books effectively, brainstorming assignments before
writing, focusing while being away from home and
teaching life skills for success at the college level.
References upon request. Please contact me at:
TRAVELING MUSIC
TEACHER
Music lessons in the comfort of
your own home. Musician Billy
Romanos offers piano and guitar lessons for all levels, ages,
and styles of music. Over 40 years
experience.
Graduate of Berklee College of
Music in Boston.
Billy 860-978-3333
Brazil Painting Service
Best Service Guaranteed
Work Inside and
Outside
860-706-7479
Pet Services
[email protected] or 860-604-8179
I BUY houses
AS-IS. Cash.
Call TODAY
860-674-9498 or
Email:
john@boucherbuilding.
com.
CT.REG.# 530518.
END OF SUMMER SPECIAL
At Your Service
Forever Companions
Pet Loss Services, LLC
“Where your memories are cherished forever”
Cremation, Burial,
Advanced Planning
We make house calls and service from all veterinarians
Robert L. Sagarino
Licensed Funeral Director and Aftercare Provider
860-306-5853
24/7 Service
www.forevercompanions.com
[email protected]
LIFE
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online at
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RENEW ASPHALT
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• Sealcoating
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860.953.6519
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www.renew-asphalt.com
CT Lic. 575422
EQUIPMENT REPAIR
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ELECTRICAL
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Residential * Commercial * Industrial
EQUIPMENT SERVICE REPAIR
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Leaf Blowers • Snow Blowers • Tuneups & Repairs
ADVANCED
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155 Brickyard Road, Farmington, CT 06032
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HOME IMPROVEMENT
35 Peters Road
Bloomfield
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HOME IMPROVEMENT
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CONTRACTORS
HOME IMPROVEMENT
24 Hour Emergency Service
• Generator installations
• Interior & Exterior Lighting
• Remodeling & Additions
• Service Upgrades
• Telephone, Cable TV, &
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• Repair & Upgrades
• Pool & Spa Wiring
License #103858 & 103859 • Fully insured
www.brannackelectric.com
HOME IMPROVEMENT
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Since 1988
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Lic#0621710
Fax: (860)410-1190 or (860) 583-2183
PO Box 9656, Bristol, CT •
860-738-1502 John T.Yacawych 860-589-2267 Pat Collin
Email: [email protected]
ROOFING
SIDING
REPLACEMENT WINDOWS
GUTTERS
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TOTAL REMODELING
INTERIOR & EXTERIOR
Lic.#514976
ELECTRICAL
Home Improvement
$29-1 week
BUSINESS & SERVICE DIRECTORY
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HOME IMPROVEMENT
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Visit us at www.dhradomski.com
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CONSTRUCTION
Serving the Farmington Valley
for over 10 years
* Concrete * Stone Walls * Patios
* Bricks * Belgium Blocks * Chimneys
* Wood Fencing
D.H. RADOMSKI, INC.
HOME IMPROVEMENTS
203-206-2839
High in Quality and Dependability
CT #0628836
Email: [email protected]
CT License #HIC0616677
HOME IMPROVEMENT
HOME IMPROVEMENT
FREE ESTIMATES
LANDSCAPING
Home Improvement Contractor
So Many Amateurs . . . So Few Professionals!!
- COMPLETE MAINTENANCE & REPAIR • Siding
• Decks
• Kitchens
• Bathrooms
• Remodeling
• Improvements
SMALL OR LARGE • WE DO IT ALL!
www.berkshirewoodsmiths.com
Licensed & Insured
860.738.4931 or 203.232.9114
Lic. #HIC0625936
• Complete Basement Renovations
• Kitchen & Bathrooms Updated
• Windows/Doors Installed
• Pre-Finished Floorings • Custom Ceramic Tile
• Maintenance-Free Decks • Finish Carpentry
• Complete Painting Service • Custom Countertops
Jim Barrett, Owner
CT. LIC. #602130 • Office (860) 796-0131
LANDSCAPING
LANDSCAPE
CONTRACTORS
• Pool Patios
• Poolscapes
• Lawn Installation
• Tree & Shrub
HYDROSEEDING
Planting
EROSION CONTROL
• Pruning
Based In & Serving The Farmington Valley • Walkways
For Over 18 Years
& Patios
Fully Licensed & Insured
• Walls & Steps
• Yard Drains
• Excavating
• Grading
cell: 860-250-2908
• Snowplowing
• Bucket Loading
MASONRY
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All work done by Father
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Bluestone • Steps
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We can also do all
Masonry Repairs!
Fully Insured
Quality Workmanship
Free Estimates • Lic#0604514
Ken (203) 558-4951
• Patios
• Walls
• Driveways
• Pools in Stone
• Brick, Bluestones
& Pavers
• Stairs and Walkways
860-368-9486
MASONRY
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
MASONRY MASONRY
PAINTING
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203-805-9114
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FREE ESTIMATES
Satisfaction Guaranteed ~Free Estimates ~ Lic#0637095
Insured
MASONRY
CT Lic# 602717
Serving the Farmington Valley
Land Clearing • Brush Clearing
Shrub Removal • Hardscaping
New Lawn Installations
860-906-6736
Serving the Farmington Valley
for over 17 years!
Stone Walls • Veneer Stone
Brick Walls • Blue Stone
Steps • Fireplaces
Chimneys • Patios • Sidewalks
Pavers • Retaining Walls
Lic #0637257
CT LIC# 0630444
FULLY INSURED
Consulting - Landscape Design - Installation
and Son
• Stonewalls • Sidewalks
• Steps • Chimneys • Patios
• Repairs & more
Expert Tree Climbers & Crane Service
Spring Cleanups • Mulching • Mulch Deliveries
All type of Masonry Work
MASONRY
LANDSCAPING
LANDSCAPE & DESIGN, LLC
Stone Work • Patios • Retaining Walls Custom Vinyl & Wood Fencing
Sidewalks • Fire Pits • Pruning • Plantings Tree Removals
LANDSCAPING
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860-296-3405
Arboretum
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CT REG.
ROOFING
#509749
SIDING • WINDOWS
DOORS • GUTTERS • DECKS • AWNINGS
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Over 30 years experience
Retaining Walls, Chimney Repair,
Steps, All Masonry Services
HIC#0629057
Pro Quality
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Repair, LLC
860-201-7788
www.pqpainting4u.com
Free Estimates • Fully Insured
203-232-0257 Lic. #0580443
860-810-4196
• High Quality interior/exterior painting
• Remodeling • Interior/exterior restorations
• All home repair • Fully licensed and insured
The best decision you’ll ever make
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PAINTING
PAINTING
G. Kelly Painting
PAINTING
VALLEY PAINTER BRECHUN
Interior & Exterior Painting
Serving the Valley since 1980
Professional Service for 26 years
FULL CREW READY TO GO
EXTERIOR SPECIALS
Proper prep & repair
FREE estimates
PAINTING
PAINTING &
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Small renovations,
home repair, carpentry
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Cell 860-916-6287
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POWER WASHING
POWER WASHING
RAINBOW
HYDRA-BLAST
WHY JUST POWERWASH
Specializing in high pressure
house detailing since 1988.
Fully Insured/Free Estimates
860-649-4953
860-402-7672
ROOFING
ROOFING • SIDING
• WINDOWS • & more...
ROB’S
GUTTER CLEANING
POWER WASHING
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860-982-3300
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PAINTING
ZIBBY DRZAZGOWSKI
(860) 675-4025
Farmington
KITCHENS - BATHROOMS - WALLPAPER
TILES- BASEMENTS - ATTICS
ALUMINUM SIDING
[email protected]
CONN. LICENSE NO. 536406 COMPLETE INSURANCE
PLUMBING
Old fashion, honest, reliable
service at a reasonable price.
All residential plumbing, repairs
done from leaky faucets to
snaking your main drain.
STUMP GRINDING
SIDING
VINYL SIDING SUMMER SPECIAL
SAVE 35% OFF NOW
Free estimates. Absolute lowest prices possible!
Deal direct with owner.
REPAIRS/GARAGES
Ct Lic. #547581. Fully licensed & Insured.
Fully Insured
FREE Estimates
Lic. #604200
Hann’s On Home Improvement
860-563-2001
WINDOW WASHING
WINDOW WASHING
Grimshaw Tree Service
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Commercial & Residential
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PAINTING
Home Improvement (860) 645-8899
Reg #0562179
EPA
CERTIFIED
Insured - Interior & Exterior • CT Reg. #562798
PAINTING
Creating HARMONY
between customer,
contractor & community
25 years of experience
in Farmington Valley
Call Peter Sottile 860-658-7745
New Hartford
HARMONY
Power Washing,
Deck Staining, Light Carpentry
Quality Craftsmanship • Competitive Prices
Call anytime 860-379-3685
PAINTING
Simsbury’s Hometown Painting Company
Complete Exterior & Interior
PAINTING
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