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Volume 38, No.33 

Southington’s only locally produced newspaper 

Friday, August 23, 2013 

Lady Knights volleyball team earns 

academic honors for 11th year, Page 32 

Make it or break it for SCT 

Could be curtains for community theater group 

By LISA CAPOBIANCO 

STAFF WRITER 

When local residents 

Amanda Savio and Heidi 

Bass-Lamberto are not taking 

care of their children at 

home or at work, they act, 

direct, or produce shows at 

Southington Community 

Theater. 

Heidi also serves as 

president for the non-profit 

organization while Amanda 

serves as the publicity chair 

for the group. Although both 

Amanda and Heidi have 

busy schedules, they cannot 

imagine their lives without 

the theater, which has produced 

shows for almost 60 

years. 

“It’s the part of my life 

that is for me, and I love it,” 

Amanda said. “The theater 

helps you grow in positive 

ways,” Heidi said. “You learn 

how to work with people.” 

Heidi said Southington 

Community Theater has 

faced financial obstacles for 

many years. Amanda said 

this season is “a make or 

break” for them, since there 

is a lack of funds for the productions. 

The group has 

worked together carefully to 

plan a season of shows that 

will help produce funds for 

future shows, and its members 

encourage the community 

to get involved. 

“Every person that 

decides to get involved with 

SCT makes our group 

stronger,” Amanda said. “We 

are thrilled if people can 

offer even an afternoon to 

help us build our sets, but 

certainly welcome those 

who want to get involved in 

a greater capacity.” 

The organization welcomes 

all members of the 

community to join—even 

people who have no experience 

in theater productions. 

Art provides local teen with his own voice 


STAFF WRITER 

From the time 

Southington resident 

Daniel Gagnier was 12 

years old, accomplishing 

tasks that involve the use of 

his fine motor skills and 

speech became difficult. At 

the age of eight, doctors 

diagnosed the teen with 

Rasmussen’s Encephalitis, a 

rare disease that involves 

constant seizures, loss of 

motor skills, and speech. 

His seizures became so 

severe that he underwent 

surgery at the age of 12, 

and the right side of his 

body became paralyzed. 

Despite his struggle with 

the rare disease, the 19- 

year-old has exemplified 

strength through his own 

artwork. 

“It’s just something he 

can do and be proud of,” 

said Daniel’s mother 

Denise. 

Daniel’s work of art 

began earlier this year 

when he received a postcard 

in the mail from 

Gaylord Hospital in 

Wallingford. The postcard 

featured the artwork of a 

woman who overcame her 

traumatic brain injury by 

creating self-portraits. 

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Daniel Gagnier, center, poses with his mother Denise, 

right, his self-portrait, far right, and a family friend at 

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STAFF WRITER 

As the new school year 

approaches, teachers of all 

eight elementary schools 

have brought their classrooms 

to life with distinct 

themes and decorations. 

Third grade teacher 

Sarah Turci from South End 

Elementary School knew 

without a doubt that “the 

beach” would be her classroom 

theme. Every year, 

her family stays at a beach 

house in Maine, so she 

wanted to incorporate her 

love for water and sand into 

her classroom. Between 

seashells, starfish, and pictures 

of the waves, Turci 

brought a variety of decorations 

from her favorite 

vacation spot. She also set 

up beach chairs in the 

reading corner surrounded 

by nonfiction and fiction 

books and displayed a sign 

on the bulletin board titled, 

“By the Sea.” Turci said she 

is excited for the new 

school year, especially since 

this is her first year of 

teaching. 

“I can’t wait to start,” 

Turci said. “I’ve been waiting 

for this experience forever.” 

Claire DiCenzo from 

Thalberg Elementary 

School also has a similar 

theme in her first grade 

classroom: “under the sea.” 

Between labeling name tags 

on the desks and displaying 

classroom job charts, 

DiCenzo wanted the classroom 

to have a “beach-like” 

style. She even created a 

sign titled, “You Are 

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and she also incorporated 

Dr. Seuss into the classroom. 

“I love the beach and I 

love Dr. Seuss,” DiCenzo 

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This is the first year 

DiCenzo will teach first 

graders, and she said the 

underwater theme will give 

students the opportunity 

“to have fun” in the classroom. 

Assembling four to 

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center of the classroom, 

DiCenzo said she hopes all 

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Hearing set on potential sale of 49 Beecher St. 


STAFF WRITER 

The Town Council 

voted along party lines 

last week, with the 

Republicans in favor, to 

schedule a public hearing 

on the potential sale of 49 

Beecher St., which is the 

former home of the school 

system’s administrative 

offices. 

At the meeting, Town 

Attorney Mark Sciota said 

the town could sell the 

vacant building to 

Beecher St., LLC for 

$220,000. According to 

records from the Secretary 

of State’s Office, William 

Martin of Watertown and 

Ralph Monti of Wolcott 

are both members of 

Beecher St., LLC, and their 

agent is Louis Martocchio, 

a Republican councilor. 

Town Attorney Mark 

Sciota said that 

Martocchio has notified 

both town officials and 

the Town Council that he 

represented a party interested 

in the Beecher Street 

property. Sciota further 

added that Martocchio 

has recused himself from 

discussions centering on 

the property. 

If the deal were to go 

through, Sciota said the 

property would become 

30 units of elderly housing, 

with at least 30 percent 

of it designated as 

affordable housing. The 

project will require state 

financial aid as well as an 

8-24 referral by the 

Planning and Zoning 

Commission. 

Council Democrats 

did not approve of the 

proposal, noting the value 

of the property was much 

higher. 

According to records 

from the Town Assessor’s 

office, the value of the 

land itself is $84,850, and 

the value of the land and 

the building together is 

$561,750. 

“We would rather 

hold it off and see if there 

are any better offers,” said 

minority leader Chris 

Palmieri. 

Councilor John Barry 

agreed. He opposed selling 

the building to a “for 

profit” senior housing 

apartments. Barry said he 

felt that the Southington 

Housing Authority 

deserves the property. 

“There are over 100 

people on the authority’s 

waiting list,” Barry said. 

“Let’s keep it controlled by 

the local people.” 

The Beecher Street 

property was returned to 

the town last year as 

administrators moved into 

the new North Center 

municipal building. 

The public hearing is 

scheduled for Sept. 9 at 7 

p.m. at the municipal center. 

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Beecher St., LLC is interested in buying the former school board administrative 

office building at 49 Beecher St. for $220,000. 

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Tree-killing beetle found in Southington 

By QUANNHAH LEONARD 

Special to The Obseerver 

A tiny green beetle 

that kills ash trees now has 

extended its eating 

grounds to two additional 

counties. 

The emerald ash borer - an 

invasive species native to 

Asia - has been detected in 

Hartford and Litchfield 

counties, according to a 

release from the 

Connecticut Agricultural 

Experiment Station. The 

critter was recently found 

in Watertown and 

Southington. 

According to the 

release, a specimen was 

found in Watertown on 

Aug. 1 near a burrow of the 

ground-nesting, native 

wasp, which is part of the 

experiment station’s wasp 

biosurveillance program. 

In Southington, another 

specimen was detected in 

a purple prism trap on July 

29, it states. That trap program 

is run through the 

Photo Courtesy of CT DEEP 

The emerald ash borer, 

shown here in its adult 

state, has been found in 

Southington. 

University of Connecticut 

Cooperative Extension 

System. 

Identification has 

been confirmed by federal 

regulatory officials in the 

U.S. Department of 

Agriculture Animal and 

Plant Health Inspection 

Service, Plant Protection 

and Quarantine, the 

release states. 

The emerald ash 

borer, also called EAB, now 

has been found in four 

counties and 15 towns, it 

states. 

State officials previously 

confirmed emerald ash 

borer in the following New 

Haven County towns: 

Beacon Falls, Bethany, 

Cheshire, Hamden, 

Middlebury, Naugatuck, 

North Branford, Oxford, 

Prospect, Southbury and 

Waterbury. 

It also recently detected 

the bug in Sherman, a 

Fairfield County town. 

They all were detected 

as part of surveys conducted 

by the experiment station, 

the state Department 

of Energy and 

Environmental Protection, 

the U.S. Forest Service, the 

UConn Cooperative 

Extension via an agreement 

with the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture 

Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, Plant 

Protection and Quarantine. 

More recently, the 

insect was detected in 

Newtown. It has been 

identified in Dutchess 

County, N.Y., Berkshire 

County, Mass., and 

Merrimack County, N.H. 

The insect was first found 

in the state in Prospect in 

July 2012. 

This bug has killed 

tens of millions of ash 

trees and has been detected 

in 20 states. Ash makes 

up 4 percent to 15 percent 

of Connecticut’s forests. 

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In August 2012, the state 

imposed a quarantine on 

New Haven County to 

reduce the spread of the 

bug. Under the quarantine, 

no ash or hard firewood 

can leave the county 

without being treated first, 

such as removing the bark. 

The quarantine mirrors 

a federal quarantine 

that took effect in 

September 2012. 

With the bug found in 

three new counties, the 

quarantine will have to be 

extended, said Dennis 

Schain, a DEEP spokesman. 

There is a process to follow 

before that happens, he said. 

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by moving firewood 

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Southington set to welcome many new businesses 


STAFF WRITER 

Whether it’s Queen 

Street, Main Street, or 

Center Street, Southington 

offers a variety of restaurants, 

shops, and other 

businesses and the town 

will soon flourish with several 

new businesses, which 

are currently under construction. 

Panera Bread, with a 

Main Street Foundation offers workshops for nonprofits 

It’s back to school for 

kids, colleges...and nonprofits. 

Main Street 

Community Foundation 

has announced two workshops 

and a webconference 

as part of its Nonprofit 

Education Series. Topics 

will include how to implement 

a strategic plan and 

communication strategies 

and tactics. 

“More is being asked of 

our nonprofits with fewer 

resources available to help 

them. These workshops are 

Getting ready 

at St. Thomas 

St. Thomas School 

kindergarten teacher, 

Marge Markowski, greets 

her new student, Trinity 

Muro. St Thomas begins 

classes on Aug. 27. 

intended to help our nonprofits 

to gain essential 

skills and continue to 

thrive,” said Susan Sadecki, 

president and CEO of Main 

Street Community 

Foundation, in a press 

release. 

The two workshops 

will be presented by 

Deborah Polydys, principal 

of Strategic Management 

Resources LLC, a business 

advisory firm in 

Southington. The Sept. 12 

workshop is titled “You 

drive-thru, is coming to 

Queen Street. Economic 

Development Coordinator 

Lou Perillo said the 11,000 

sq. ft. building will be located 

at the site of the former 

Erika’s Diner, across from 

the Price Chopper plaza. 

Urgent Care Medical Center 

and a telephone store will 

also open in that same area 

this fall. 

“Having a national 

franchise like Panera coming 

into Queen Street shows 

the strength of [the street],” 

Perillo said. 

Downtown 

Southington also will welcome 

a few more businesses. 

A new Asian fusionstyle 

restaurant will open 

on 56 Center St. along with 

a medical office building on 

the second floor. A gastro 

pub will open on the street 

later this fall, and will feature 

upscale bar food 

Have Your Strategic Plan. 

Now What?” The Oct. 10 

workshop is titled “Harness 

the Power of Proactive 

Communication to Educate 

and Influence Your 

Community.” 

The web/audioconference 

will be held on Nov. 7 

and hosted by the 

Connecticut Chapter of 

Association of Fundraising 

Professionals (AFP). The 

web/audioconference is 

titled “Effective Campaigns: 

The Design, Content and 

including burgers. 

“Our offerings in town 

are very diverse,” Perillo 

said. 

Besides restaurants 

and medical centers, a new 

hotel is under construction 

on West Street, the Hilton 

Homewood Suites. The 

hotel will be located across 

from the UConn Medical 

Center, and a new Dunkin’ 

Donuts will open next to 

the Hilton. 

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Nonprofit professionals, 

board members and 

volunteers serving Bristol, 

Burlington, Plainville, 

Plymouth, Southington and 

Wolcott who wish to 

enhance their knowledge 

and development on these 

topics are invited to attend. 

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business on West Street 

that is scheduled to open 

this fall. Once occupied by 

insurance company The 

Hartford. Perillo said the 

technology center will 

bring more than 225 jobs to 

town. 

Chamber President Art 

Secondo said these new businesses 

made the right decision 

to choose Southington 

as their new location. 

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The Southington Police 

Department has reported 

the following arrests. 

Laura A. Sullivan, 27, 

of 53 Minthal Dr., was 

charged on Aug. 8 with 

breach of peace. Bond was 

set at $500 with an Aug. 9 

court date. 

Jeremy Kisluk, 28, of 53 

Minthal Dr., was charged 

on Aug. 8 with breach of 

peace. Bond was set at $500 

with an Aug. 9 court date. 

Jessica Shover, 28, of 

45 Rethal St., was charged 

on Aug. 6 with third degree 

larceny. Bond was set at 

$5,000 with an Aug. 19 

court date. 

Peter R. Josenhans, 49, 

of 217 Dunham St., was 

charged on Aug. 9 with second 

degree threatening, 

second degree harassment 

and second degree breach 

of peace. Bond was set at 

$5,000 with an Aug. 19 

court date. 

David Fay, 36, of 100 

Tamara Circle, Avon, was 

charged on Aug. 9 with second 

egree assault with a 

motor vehicle, DUI and 

evading responsibility. 

Bond was set at $100,000 


Stephen Uryga, 55, of 

42 Victoria Ln, was charged 

on Aug. 9 with disorderly 

conduct. Bond was set at 

Southington’s 

History 

With the aid of the 

Southington Library’s online 

archive of historic 

Southington papers, we will 

give you a look back at some 

of the town’s history this 

week. 

75 years ago this 

week… 

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Lester E. Chalmers III, 

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Aug. 10 with sixth degree 

larceny and three counts of 

sixth degree larceny. Bond 

was set at $2,000 with an 

Aug. 19 court date. 

Ryan M. Haddock, 23, 

of 38 Rourke Ave., was 

charged on Aug. 11 with 

interfering with an officer, 

littering and intoxication in 

a public park. Bond was set 

at $1,500 with an Aug. 23 

court date. 

Mackenzie Garcia, 25, 

of 96 Harness Dr., Meriden, 

was charged on Aug. 11 

with weapons in a motor 

vehicle, carrying a dangerous 

weapon, second degree 

breach of peace, second 

degree threatening and 

reckless driving. Bond was 

set at $5,000 with an Aug. 11 

court date. 

Peter E. Haskell, 28, of 

49 Ward St., was charged on 

Aug. 11 with second degree 

breach of peace and operating 

a motor vehicle under 

suspension. Bond was set 

at $5,000 with an Aug. 19 

court date. 

Tacrya Jones, 21, of 44 

Bunker Hill Ave., 

Waterbury, was charged on 

Aug. 11 with third degree 

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Alexander Biedache, 

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Stephanie L. Dressel, 

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Richard G. Martin, 60, 

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Kyle Martin, 26, of 37 

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Awaited With Interest 

Considerable interest is 

being shown by 

Southington residents relative 

to the action that may 

be taken by the Board of 

Finance regarding the construction 

of a new high 

school and town hall here. - 

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On Sunday, Aug. 11, 

police received a complaint 

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serious physical injuries. 

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Stay safe on the 

school bus this year 

Southington students return to school on Thursday, 

Aug. 29. This officially marks the end of summer, at least in 

the eyes of Southington students. 

New this year, The Observer has posted all of the bus 

routes, both public and parochial, on our website at 

Southingtonobserver.com. Look for them under the 

Schools tab. They are listed individually by school. 

As we were prepping the bus routes for the website, 

we noticed that many of the bus routes have a high number 

of stops, which could leave students on the bus for an 

extended amount of time. 

Due to this, we wanted to offer some bus safety tips to 

make the ride to and from school safe and enjoyable for 

everyone. Though much of the following may be common 

knowledge for older students, there are numerous kindergartners 

who will mark their first trip on a school bus next 

week. 

The following are some tips from First Student, Inc., 

the nation’s leader in student transportation. 

•Remain alert at all times. Do not listen to your Mp3 

players, text, talk on your cell phone, or play handheld 

video games because you won’t be aware of what’s happening 

around you. 

•Also be careful when wearing your hood up, as it 

makes it difficult to see around you. 

•Be extra careful when crossing in front of the bus. 

•Don’t wear clothes with toggles or dangling key 

chains. They can get caught in the bus doors or on the 

handrail. 

•Know your driver’s name and your bus number to be 

sure you are boarding the right bus. 

•Be courteous and respectful to your driver. Safely getting 

children to and from school is a tremendous responsibility 

that drivers take very seriously. 

•Choose a bus “buddy” ahead of time so when you get 

on the bus you recognize a familiar face. 

•Have fun with your friends, but don’t be loud or get 

out of your seat as it may distract the driver. 

•Be courteous to fellow riders. If a student repeatedly 

bothers you, tell your bus driver. They are there to help. 

•Understanding what to expect can help ensure a positive 

school bus experience. 

Robin Gurwitch, Ph.D., child psychologist at 

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center in 

Cincinnati, believes that a bus ride can be a wonderful 

opportunity for children to socialize. He suggests that parents 

role play with their children to get them to practice 

meeting new kids and interacting with them on the school 

bus. 

Besides being the safest mode of school transportation, 

riding on the bus can also be a treasured, memorable 

experience. 

In a 2009 survey conducted for First Student, nearly 

half of adults surveyed readily recalled personal school 

bus memories and 39 percent still remember the name of 

their school bus driver. 

Speaking of adults, we urge drivers to remain vigilant. 

If you see a bus out on the road, give it plenty of space. 

Make sure you stop when the stop sign is out. Children 

may be crossing to get to their homes. 

Here’s to a safe and happy school year. 

Our Views 


Summer just goes by so quickly 

When I was younger, I used to 

think summers lasted a year or so. 

Being a kid, the summer days 

dragged on and on and it seemed 

like forever before I had to start 

worrying about school again. 

The hardest decisions I had 

during those summer months were 

what cartoons to watch and which 

video games to play. 

As I got older, that changed. 

Once in high school, the summer 

got shorter. Football practice started 

shortly before school began, so 

instead of enjoying the last few 

weeks of summer, lounging around, 

I was out in the heat doing two-adays. 

One year, our first preseason 

game was the first day of school. 

In college, summers seemed a 

bit longer, but most of the time I 

was working so I could afford to go 

back to school the following semester. 

Now, as a full-fledged adult, 

summers typically fly by in the blink 

of an eye. Honestly, it feels as if it 

were only last week that I was prepping 

the graduation edition of The 

Observer. 

I still recall bantering with a 

Southington police officer about 

how it was best to stay in the shade 

as we awaited the ceremony. I also 

vividly recall sauntering around on 

the football field, the first time I 

Summertime and the living is moaning 

Even though it seems like the 

summer just started, it’s already the 

third week of August, and that low 

moaning sound you hear in the distance 

is coming from school teachers 

who just realized their eight-week 

summer vacation is coming to an end. 

No, I’m not taking a cheap shot at 

school teachers. I used to be jealous 

of their 13 weeks of vacation each 

year — compared to my 13 days of 

vacation each year. But my envy 

ceased when I read my friend Paul 

Bentley’s book, “Sh*t A Teacher Thinks 

(and Sometimes Says),” which chronicles 

the day-in, day-out, soul-sucking 

grind of the modern American classroom. 

It’s an eye-opening account, so 

buy a copy on Amazon.com. 

Anyway, being the third week of 

August, there are so many topics we 

can discuss today. We can talk about 

the fact that this is the peak of 

Winebago season. Just count how 

many RVs you see slowly moaning 

along I-84 this week, most of which 

will have out-of-state license plates 

and a white-haired driver who can 

barely see above the steering wheel. 

Many of the drivers look like the pilot 

of a 747: a tiny dot way up in the 

cockpit of the massive condominiumon-wheels. 

How do they even climb 

aboard? An elevator? 

This week we can discuss the fact 

that thousands of young men are 

sweating in agony all around the 

country. Football training camp is in 

session at countless high schools and 

Ed Harris 

Thoughts around town 

have really had the opportunity to 

step foot on the new artificial turf 

field. 

Now, I am penning a back-toschool 

column and getting ready to 

once again include school activities 

in the pages of The Observer. Time 

sure flies. 

Speaking of back to school, we 

recently placed the bus routes on 

our website, 

Southingtonobserver.com. Look for 

them under the Schools tab on the 

top menu bar. 

In the past we had placed the 

bus routes in the paper, but, this 

year, we placed them online. The 

bus routes for each school are listed 

individually on their own page. 

For a little more on the bus 

Bill Dunn 

Laugh or Death 

colleges. It’s been exactly 35 years 

since I was in the midst of two-a-day 

and three-a-day practice sessions in 

the brutal heat. It was at Bucknell 

University, and I was the team’s third 

string wide receiver and first string 

beer-chugger (which might explain 

why I dropped so many passes). 

All these years later, whenever I 

drive by a football field in August and 

see guys out there in full pads pounding 

each other, I break out in a low 

moaning sound. Those are not fond 

memories. 

Speaking of football, let’s talk 

about UConn, which has its first game 

of the season next week. This will be 

the official rollout of the new Husky 

mascot logo, which I prefer to call the 

“Nike Marketing Department Angry 

Wolf.” 

Did you see that kooky story last 

spring when the school unveiled the 

routes and a bit on bus safety, 

please see this week’s editorial to 

the left. 

Now, I have gotten most of the 

summer school news, including 

honor rolls, dean’s list and scholarship 

info into the paper, just in time 

to begin adding more school-related 

information. 

We try to cover as many school 

activities as we can. We just need 

school officials and parent teacher 

organizations (PTO) to let us know 

what is going on. 

If you want to have your school 

event covered, please email me the 

details at eharris@southingtonobserver.com. 

We cannot always guarantee 

that we can write a story on the 

event, but we will try to get a photographer 

there to help publicize 

the event. We also accept submissions. 

Email them to the above 

address. 

School is back in session and 

summer has drawn to an end. While 

it really did not last a year (unfortunately), 

I hope everyone had a good 

time and enjoyed themselves. 

Now, let us see what the new 

school year brings. 

Comments? Email 

eharris@southingtonobserver.com. 

new mascot logo? A student who 

majors in “feminist studies” wrote an 

open letter to the UConn president, 

complaining that the new aggressive 

looking cartoon logo contributes to a 

rape mentality on campus. Really? 

You take what is certainly a serious 

issue and then trivialize it with that 

ridiculous claim? 

I dislike the new Husky logo for 

two reasons (both of which do not 

have anything to do with alleged subliminal 

messages that “rape is OK”). 

First, I really like the old mascot, the 

friendly, fluffy Husky dog cartoon 

logo. The school won a bunch of 

national championships using the old 

logo, so why mess around with success? 

The other reason I don’t like the 

new logo is that it was created by 

Nike, the gigantic sports apparel manufacturer, 

with the cynical goal of 

forcing zillions of students and state 

residents into purchasing new hats, 

shirts, jackets, etc. It’s a total sellout 

by university officials to the corporate 

weasels, and it’s causing many longtime 

fans to break out in a low moaning 

sound. 

So as summer sadly draws to a 

close, what is the mood of our state? 

Exactly: low moaning. 

Bill Dunn is a freelance writer 

who resides in Torrington. He can be 

reached via his website at: 

www.boomertrek.com.



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Your Views 

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What are you 

looking 

forward to 

most as you 

start the 

school year? 

Photos by 

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The following events 

will take place at the 

Southington Library in 

the coming weeks. 

“The After Life – You 

are not Alone,” 

Wednesday Aug. 28, 6:30 

to 8 p.m. 

Author Sydney 

Sherman grew up in a 

small town in 

Connecticut. Baseball 

games, dance recitals and 

Sunday car rides were a 

normal part of her life 

"Gym class. I like 

to be active and 

run. The games 

are always fun in 

class." 

Thomas Buonanni 

Southington 

Library Notes 

growing up in the 1960s. 

But she was soon to find 

out everything was not 

normal…she had a 

secret. Sydney Sherman 

saw dead people. 

In her mid- 20s, the 

author became active in 

the “ghost hunting” community. 

She is now recognized 

by her colleagues 

as a significant force in 

promoting professionalism 

and responsibility in 

the field. Sydney’s goal 

"Recess. I like to 

play kickball with 

my friends." 

Olivia Daigle 

Waterbury 

Local area is designated as a 

Economic Development District 

The 

Central 

Connecticut Regional 

Planning Agency (CCRPA) 

was officially designated as 

an Economic Development 

District (EDD) by the U.S. 

Department of Commerce. 

Deputy Assistant Secretary 

of Commerce, Matthew 

Erskine, wrote in his designation 

letter this “designation 

will serve as a foundation 

for future economic 

successes that will benefit 

both families and businesses” 

in Central Connecticut. 

The designation covers the 

municipalities of Berlin, 

Bristol, Burlington, New 

Britain, 

Plainville, 

Plymouth, and Southington. 

As an Economic 

Development District, a 

press release U.S. Rep. John 

Larson’s office (D-1) said, 

the agency will have access 

to new resources for speeding 

up the region’s economic 

recovery. 

Timothy Malone, senior 

planner at CCRPA, said in 

the release, “The municipalities 

of the Central 

Connecticut Region will 

benefit from increased eligibility 

for federal funding 

and a stronger regional economic 

development organization.” 

One potential funding 

source is grants from the 

Economic Development 

Administration, which are 

designed to further their 

mission by “providing financial 

assistance to meet the 

economic development 

needs of distressed communities” 

and “lead the federal 

economic development 

agenda by promoting innovation 

and competitiveness”. 

CCRPA worked closely 

with Connecticut’s congressional 

delegation to secure 

this designation. U.S. 

Senator Richard Blumenthal 

(D-Connecticut) said in the 

release, “I was proud to support 

this important effort 

through my role on the 

Senate Commerce 

Committee, and I applaud 

the Central Connecticut 

Regional Planning Agency 

for their longtime dedication 

to the economic growth 

of Central Connecticut. This 

valuable designation will 

help bring new federal 

resources and support to 

the region, strengthening 

communities, adding jobs 

and bolstering our local 

businesses. I look forward to 

working with CCRPA to 

ensure the federal government 

is a true partner in 

their economic development 

efforts.” 

CCRPA began pursuing 

EDD designation to implement 

its recently completed 

Comprehensive Economic 

Development Strategy 

(CEDS). That strategy 

approaches economic 

development with a regional 

perspective, considering 

the interconnectedness of 

each community. 

U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Esty 

(D-5) said in the release the 

designation is not an end 

unto itself, but another tool 

for the region: “I congratulate 

the Central Connecticut 

Regional Planning Agency 

on earning this welldeserved 

recognition, and I 

will continue to work with 

CCRPA to make sure small 

businesses and communities 

have the support they 

need to create good-paying 

jobs right here in central 

Connecticut.” 

In addition to economic 

development planning, 

CCRPA coordinate transportation, 

land use, and 

natural hazard mitigation 

efforts for the seven-town 

region. 

and that of her book, You 

are not alone, is to give 

clarity a better understanding 

of the afterlife, 

of the spirits around you 

and what is in store for 

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the completion of the 

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Registration is 

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Sayde Mendell 

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The following events 

will take place at the 

Calendar House in the 

coming weeks. 

Computer Club meeting 

Wednesday, Aug. 28 at 

1 p.m. Review any and all 

computer related topics, 

take part in building or 

upgrading computers, 

learning in the process, 

how each component 

works. 

Free Ice Cream Social 

and Matinee Movie for 

seniors: Thursday, Aug. 29 

at 1 p.m. create your own 

ice cream sundae with 

plenty of strawberries. 

Then sit back and 

enjoy the movie “Parental 

Guidance.” Please call or 

stop in the office to 

reserve your “spoon” and 

seat. 

The Calendar House 

is closed Monday, Sept. 2 

"Math class. 

This year, I am 

so excited to 

learn calculus.” 

Roni Crumb 

Wolcott 

Calendar House Notes 

in observance of Labor 

Day. 

Fall 2013 Computer 

Learning Center Session is 

scheduled from Sept. 10 

through Oct. 31. There 

may still be seats available 

in the following classes: 

Introduction to 

Computers, Computer 

Tune Up, Managing 

Windows 7 Files and 

Folders, Using Your 

Windows 8 Laptop, iPad 

"I am heading up a 

new acapella group at 

school, co-directing our 

school play, and managing 

our jazz choir.” 

Hannah Guerin 

Southington 

Walk with a Doc set for Saturday 

Hartford HealthCare’s 

next Walk with a Doc will be 

held at 9 a.m. Saturday, 

Aug. 24 at Rockwell Park, 

Bristol. It will include a 30- 

minute walk and health tips 

from Timothy Parsons, 

M.D., neurologist, who will 

discuss stroke symptoms 

and treatment. 

Sign-in is at 8:30 a.m. 

New participants will 

receive a hat and pedometer; 

each walker will receive 

a water bottle. Event host is 

The Hospital of Central 

Connecticut (HOCC). At the 

Sept. 14 walk at Norton Park, 

Plainville, Richard Scarlett, 

M.D., orthopedic surgeon, 

will talk about knee troubles 

and treatments. 

Hartford HealthCare’s 

Walk with a Doc program is 

part of Just Walk!, a Walk 

with a Doc program that 

hosts free community walks 

at area parks that are led by 

doctors and stress the benefits 

of exercise while providing 

health tips. The sponsor 

is HPC Foodservice. 

Walk with a Doc was 

started in 2005 by a cardiologist 

in Ohio. There are 

nearly 100 active Walk with 

a Doc sites in the United 

States as well as in other 

countries. 

Women and Girls’ fund is now 

accepting grant applications 

The Women & Girls’ 

Fund of Main Street 

Community Foundation is 

now accepting grant applications. 

Grant applications 

will be accepted from local 

501(c)(3) non-profit organizations 

with programs serving 

women and girls in 

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The deadline for submitting 

proposals is Sept. 30. 

The application, which 

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guidelines, is available on 

Main Street Community 

Foundation’s website, 

www.mainstreetfoundation.org. 

Interested organizations 

must contact Jarre 

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(860)583-6363 before submitting 

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are due by 4 p.m. on 

Sept. 30. 

Basics. The tuition fee is 

$25 for these classes. 

For more information, 

copies of the new 

Calendar House newsletter 

“Calendar House 

Active Lifestyles” are 

available at the office or 

online at http://www.calendarhouse.org/schedule.html.




Reviewing the dos, don’ts of school bus safety 

Unbelievably, the summer 

is almost over. In fact, 

the first official full day of 

public school is Aug. 29, 

2013. For both newly 

licensed drivers and their 

parents, it is a good time to 

review the law regarding 

vehicles and school bus 

safety. 

Here are the important 

five important laws to 

remember: 

1. In Connecticut, it is 

against state law to pass a 

stopped school bus with 

flashing red lights. 

2. The law provides 

that the operator of a vehicle 

shall immediately bring 

his or her vehicle to a stop 

not less than 10 feet from 

the front of a school bus 

when approaching it. 

The Southington 

Chamber of Commerce is 

accepting applications for 

retail and commercial listing 

on the town’s first kiosk 

located at the Milldale- 

Cheshire end of the Railsto-Trails. 

The listing will include 

businesses from the area 

and there is a fee for a oneyear 

posting. The chamber’s 

Economic Development 

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and/or more information 

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Off The Record 

Likewise, a vehicle shall 

remain 10 feet from the rear 

when overtaking or following 

a school bus. Note that 

this law applies when you 

are traveling on any highway 

or private road. It also 

applies in any parking area 

or on any school property 

when a bus is displaying its 

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flashing red signal lights. 


that after stopping for a 

school bus, a motorist cannot 

begin to move again 

until the school bus no 

longer displays its flashing, 

red signal lights. 

4. At an intersection of 

two or more roads you may 

not make a turn toward a 

school bus that is in the 

process of picking up or 

dropping off students. 


that the operator of a vehicle 

driving on a separate 

roadway from the school 

bus does not have to stop 

upon meeting or passing a 

bus. 

The state law provides 

that any person who violates 

these laws shall be 

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Rogers Orchards is 

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orchard walk to benefit 

Bread for Life. The event is 

Saturday, Aug. 24, from 9 

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Orchards, 336 Long Bottom 

Rd. Signs will be posted to 

direct people to the starting 

location. At the end of the 

walk is a lookout tower 

where people can get a 

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Southington. 

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during school hours. The 

commissioner recommends 

that motorists 

watch for children traveling 

to school when driving 

in neighborhoods with 

school zones. The commissioner 

warns that children 

are unpredictable in their 

actions. It is the motorists’ 

responsibility to anticipate 

and prepare to react to 

what children may do. 

The commissioner asks 

that motorists’ drive slowly 

and watch for children 

walking in the street, especially 

if there are no sidewalks 

in the neighborhood. 

Motorists should also 

watch for children playing 

and gathering near school 

bus stops. 

The first day of school 

Parking 

Lots & 

Curbings 

is just around the corner. 

Remembering these laws 

when approaching a school 

bus will not only keep you 

from being given an infraction, 

but also will ensure 

the safety of our students. 

Tony Sheffy is a personal 

injury lawyer in 

Southington. He has recently 

been named to the list of 

Connecticut Super Lawyers 

for the second straight year. 

This column is not meant to 

serve as legal advice. 

Should you have additional 

questions, you can contact 

Tony directly at 

tsheffy@smddlaw.com or 

through the Southington 

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•Southington Listings.........page 23 


9 

Faces in the Crowd 

How long have you 

been connected to 

Southington? 

My grandparents are 

originally from town. I have 

been here my whole life. 

What do you like about 

the town? 

I like the Apple Harvest 

Festival. I also loved my old 

school, Derynoski School. 

My aunt still teaches there. 

What is your favorite 

movie? 

Jamie Wyman 

TAMMI NAUDUS 

The music’s great in ‘Hercules’ 

Each week we interview a ‘regular person’ like you for 

our ‘Faces in the Crowd.’ This week we meet Jamie 

Wyman, a ninth grader at Mercy High School. 

Back to school drive 

“Hercules.” I love the 

music in it. 

What is the best piece 

of advice that you have 

ever received? 

Be yourself and always 

keep trying. 

Who would you like to 

meet? 

Audrey Hepburn.I 

loved her as an actress. She 

was always herself and didn’t 

let fame change who she 

was. I also loved her fashion 

sense. 

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Local resident Allyson Genovese recently concluded 

her Backpack Challenge, filling 30 backpacks 

with various school items, which then were 

donated to Southington Community Services. 

Our Friends 

•Sports............Page 32 

Local beermaker wins honor 

By MIKE CHAIKEN 

Editions Editor 

Southington resident 

Patrick Saucier had spent 

the early part of his working 

life in the U.K. 

And during his tenure 

across the pond, he 

explained, he grew accustomed 

to the taste of the 

beer he found in the homeland 

of young Prince 

George. 

Eventually, Saucier 

explained, his job had him 

returning home to the 

United States. 

But, once back home, 

he realized he had been a 

bit spoiled by the beers he 

quaffed overseas. And he 

missed those tasty brews. 

So rather than continue 

to pine away for the 

tastes he remembered during 

his European sojourn, 

Saucier said he began to recreate 

those tastes at home. 

And that hobby, which 

he began in 1999, has 

grown to the point where 

he can now call himself one 

of the top homebrewers in 

all of America. 

In July, Saucier traveled 

to Philadelphia to participate 

in the 35th American 

Homebrewers Association 

National Homebrew 

Competition. Two of his 

beers made it to the finals. 

And, more importantly, 

of those finalists, his locally 

brewed Oktoberfest/ 

Marzen won a bronze 

medal. 

“It’s a large honor,” said 

Saucier of the bronze he 

picked up. The competition, 

he said, is the largest 

beer competition in the 

world in terms of the number 

of entries, the number 

of beers, and the number of 

competitors. 

In a press release, 

National Homebrew competition 

director Janis Gross 

said, “For homebrewers, 

winning a medal in the 

AHA National Homebrew 

competition is the ultimate 

achievement… (It is) by far 

the toughest and most 

prestigious home brew 

competition—the medal 

winners can truly take pride 

in knowing that they brew 

among the best beers in the 

world.” 

“I didn’t fully comprehend 

how significant it was 

to have two beers in the 

finals with one medaling,” 

said Saucier. But when he 

sat down at his table at the 

awards banquet, and mentioned 

he was up for two 

medals, his neighbors told 

him, “That’s great.” And 

when he won the bronze, 

Saucier said his tablemates 

were nearly as excited as he 

was. 

In hindsight, said 

Saucier, the accolades for 

his achievement made 

sense. There were 28 categories 

in the competition, 

with three medals awarded 

in each category. So out of 

8,000 entries, only 84 beers 

were honored with gold, silver, 

or bronze medals. 

“It’s pretty significant,” 

said Saucier. 

Asked about how beers 

are judged, Saucier, who is 

working on becoming a certified 

judge himself for beer 

competitions, said there are 

several aspects of a beer 

that are judged. There is the 

aroma. When you pour the 

beer, what are you smelling: 

the malt, the hops, and so 

on? There is the appearance 

of the beer. Is it nice and 

clear? If there are bubbles, 

what do they look like? 

There is the flavor. What are 

you tasting? There is the 

thickness of the beer. How 

does it feel in your mouth? 

All of the criteria are 

added up on a score of 0 to 

50, with a 50 being absolute 

perfection, said Saucier. 

Some brewers will create 

beers by experimenting 

with different flavors to 

meet the demand of their 

palate, said Saucier. For 

himself, Saucier said he has 

been working on creating 

beers of a specific style, 

such as his award-winning 

Oktoberfest. 

As a hobbyist brewer, 

Saucier said he could take 

two routes beyond brewing 

for just himself and friends. 

He could start his own 

microbrewery. But he said 

that business proposition 

doesn’t always pan out. Or, 

he said, he could continue 

brewing for himself but also 

become a certified judge, 

which he is doing now. 

Now that he has won 

the bronze at the AHA and 

having been in eight competitions 

over the past year, 

Saucier said he is taking a 

bit of a break. But, he said 

he has his sights set on 

more competitions next 

year, including the AHA 

event. His intent is to focus 

his competition efforts on 

lagers. 

For more information 

about the National 

Homebrew Competition, go 

to Homebrewers 

Association.org 

Price Chopper offers ‘pin-ups’ to 

help United Way of Southington 

During the month of 

August, Price Chopper is 

selling United Way “pinups” 

for $1 at every register. 

One hundred percent of all 

donations at the 

Southington Price Chopper 

will benefit the United Way 

of Southington. Funds 

raised will be utilized to 

support programs and 

services for Southington 

residents. 

“The people in 

Southington are very generous 

and supportive of the 

United Way program”, said 

Trish Craze, guest services 

manager, of the 

Southington Price 

Chopper, according to a 

press release. 

United Way of 

Southington Executive 

Director Kaye Davis 

thanked Price Chopper for 

the support. 

“We are thrilled that 

Price Chopper is able to 

help our community – 

every dollar collected 

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Patrick Saucier with his 

bronze medal. 

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Pictured is Kaye Davis, Executive Director of the United Way of Southington, purchasing 

a pin-up from Price Chopper cashier, Deb Sandford. 

makes a difference,” Davis 

said in the release.



Our Healthy Lifestyles 

A wheelchair, two walkers, and a cane 

As adults age, sometimes 

the most basic skills 

are a difficult task. Getting 

around everyday when your 

body aches can make day to 

day tasks a struggle. Finding 

methods to exercise when 

you feel this way can also be 

a challenge. Water exercise-- 

whether independent or in 

classes-- can help ease the 

pain and actually make it 

easier to complete some 

tasks later in the day. 

The other day at the 

YMCA, someone actually 

noted that there was one 

wheelchair, two walkers, 

and a cane on the pool deck. 

These four participants 

came to aquatic class with 

smiles on their faces. They 

knew that the water would 

Barbara Glaude 

Southington 

YMCA 

make them feel better. 

The water allows them 

to do things that they cannot 

do on land. While in the 

water, the participants can 

walk and exercise their bodies. 

Resistance of the water 

improves muscular strength 

and endurance. Buoyancy 

and lack of gravity allow 

enhanced flexibility and 

benefits to the cardiovascular 

system. These participants 

can walk and march 

in the water because in the 

water they feel light. 

While land exercise 

programs are sometimes 

difficult and can frustrate 

people of all abilities, the 

water allows for an effective 

and efficient method of 

improving their health and 

fitness. The deeper you are 

in the water the better the 

workout because more of 

your body is in the water 

forcing your body to work to 

remain upright and 

strengthen your core muscles. 

You do not need to be 

able to swim to effectively 

work out in the water. 

Performing exercises in 

the water that relate to every 

day activities can improve 

an active older adult’s life 

and general well being. 

While practicing land-based 

activities in the water, you 

can develop core muscles, 

gain confidence, and develop 

better balance all 

around, which is so important 

as we all age. 

Knowing these four 

participants and the pain 

they endure every day, it is a 

wonderful thing for me to 

watch them in the pool and 

see them proud of their 

accomplishments. Some are 

using this as a form of 

aquatic therapy as they 

recover from surgeries and 

yet others are awaiting surgery 

to help them resume a 

more normal life, hopefully 

without the tools that currently 

allow them to get 

around. 

Aging is a part of life. 

Maintaining a healthy 

lifestyle and having healthy 

relationships have been 

shown to slow down some 

effects of aging. 

Participating in an exercise 

program and being with 

friends who care about you 

are enough to bring these 4 

participants to the YMCA 

several days a week. 

Watching their progress 

and seeing them move just 

like everyone else in the 

pool is enough to bring a 

smile to my face every time. 

I know that their lives are 

enriched by spending time 

in the water and allowing 

their bodies to get stronger 

and increase their life span. 

Whether you are exercising 

in your own pool or a 

private pool, getting in the 

water and doing any form of 

exercise can be important. 

The YMCA offers aquacize 

classes at different times of 

the day. 

If you have any questions 

please feel free to contact 

Barbara Glaude, 

Southington Community 

YMCAs Aquatic Director at 

860-426-9553 or bglaude@sccymca.org. 

There are many healthy qualities to garlic 

Well, that time of year 

is again almost upon us 

and already I have patients 

in the office with colds, 

sinus infections and bronchitis. 

Last year, I read a 

great little book by Dr. 

Benjamin Lau called 

“Garlic for Health.” I want 

to share some of this great 

information with you. 

Garlic (Allium sativum) 

has been long associated 

with folklore and 

superstition, but it has also 

been well studied with over 

one thousand scientific 

papers published about 

the various aspects of garlic 

most within the past 15 

years. 

The research is broad 

with papers written by 

Indian, Japanese, European, 

and American researchers. 

Research has been 

The Hospital of Central 

Connecticut (HOCC) 

recently named new chiefs 

of its departments of radiology 

and surgery. 

Rekhinder (Rekha) K. 

Singh, M.D., FACS, was 

named chief of surgery; 

interventional radiologist 

Kevin Dickey, M.D., F.S.I.R., 

was named chief of radiology. 

Most recently, Singh, a 

senior attending surgeon at 

HOCC, served as associate 

director of surgical critical 

care. She joined the former 

Dr. Carol Grant 

Alternatively 

Speaking 

done about garlic’s ability 

to inhibit the growth of 

molds, fungus, yeast, viruses 

and bacteria. Pathogens 

such as ringworm, meningitis, 

Epstein-Barr virus, 

herpes, influenza virus, 

and even the AIDS virus 

have been shown to grow 

New Britain General 

Hospital in 1997. 

Singh, of Unionville, is 

also site director for the 


Integrated General Surgery 

Residency Program, an 

associate professor of clinical 

surgery at the University 

of Connecticut, and actively 

involved in teaching residents 

and medical students. 

Singh is also on several hospital 

committees. 

Board-certified in surgery 

and surgical critical 

care, Singh earned her med- 

poorly in the presence of 

garlic. This is fascinating 

research, yet we don’t hear 

much about it. 

Patients that supplement 

their diets with garlic 

have fewer colds and 

recover faster. But the odor 

is the stumbling block that 

prevents people from taking 

garlic on a regular 

basis. Many companies are 

now producing an odorless 

form and it has been show 

to be equally effective. 

Garlic interferes with 

the production of fat or 

lipids by the microbe. 

Lipids are important in the 

production of the cell 

membrane and so in the 

presence of garlic, these 

microbes can reproduce 

but they cannot build their 

cell or their body so to 

speak, so they die. 

This is interesting 

because garlic also affects 

the lipids in our bodies: the 

cholesterol. A study was 

done on patients with 

coronary heart disease that 

found garlic initially raised 

blood lipid level because it 

moved the lipids or fats 

from the liver to the blood 

stream. But with continued 

garlic supplementation, 

the blood lipid levels 

decreased because the 

excess fats were broken 

down and eliminated 

through the intestines. So 

garlic can lower your blood 

triglycerides and cholesterol 

levels, but only if 

taken for at least three 

months on a regular basis. 

The amount that the 

patients studied were 

taken was four capsules of 

Kyolic, an odorless form, 

ical degree at Northwestern 

University Medical School 

(now known as 

Northwestern University 

Feinberg School of 

Medicine) in Chicago and 

completed a general surgery 

residency and surgical critical 

care fellowship at the 

University of Pittsburgh 

Medical Center and a 

research fellowship at the 

University of Pittsburgh. 

Dickey, of Madison, 

joined HOCC’s medical staff 

and New Britain Radiological 

Associates, P.C. in 2006, practicing 

primarily at HOCC’s 

New Britain General campus. 

He is also director of 

Interventional Radiology at 

HOCC; director of Vein 

Centers of Connecticut in 

New Britain and Madison; 

and an assistant clinical professor 

of radiology at the 


School of Medicine. 

Dickey earned his medical 

degree from Emory 

University School of 

Medicine, Atlanta. He completed 

two years in a general 

surgery internship and 

per day. 

On top of that, garlic 

also prevents the formation 

of clots, inhibits platelet 

aggregation, lowers blood 

pressure, reduces plaque 

formation in the arteries, 

and even reverses established 

arteriosclerosis. 

Pretty cool for a plant you 

can grow in your garden. 

Garlic also has been 

shown to regulate blood 

sugar, which is a problem 

for people with diabetes. It 

is thought that the plant 

improves the insulin effect 

by either increasing the 

secretion of insulin or by 

releasing insulin, which is 

bound up elsewhere. 

Another interesting 

benefit in taking garlic is its 

effects on allergic rhinitis or 

hay fever. By taking six pills 

of garlic, you can neutralize 

residency at Emory 

University Affiliated 

Hospitals, Atlanta; diagnostic 

radiology residency at 

University of Vermont 

College of Medicine, 

Burlington, Vt.; and fellowship 

training in vascular 

and interventional radiology 

at Yale University School 

of Medicine. Before joining 

New Britain Radiological 

Associates, P.C., he was chief 

of radiology at St. Vincent’s 

Medical Center, Bridgeport. 

He has also worked at 

the toxic effect of various 

chemicals. If you live in any 

urban area, Southington 

included, you are bombarded 

by smoke fumes, automobile 

exhaust, smog and 

air pollution. Many people 

are sensitive to these chemicals 

and their bodies react. 

Garlic helps to detoxify your 

body, which can help with 

preventing the development 

of cancer and other serious 

life threatening diseases. I 

encourage you to read this 

book and start enjoying your 

flavorful meals. 

Dr. Carol Grant, a local 

chiropractor, does not 

intend this column to substitute 

for medical advice. 

She urges you to always 

consult with your personal 

physician before changing 

any current program. 

Hospital names new chiefs for radiology and surgery 

Heading to middle school is topic of next parent info series 

“My Baby’s Headed to 

Middle School...now what? 

Secrets Directly Out of the 

Mouths of Babes” is the next 

topic of The Parent 

Information Series of 

Southington Youth Services. 

Spend a parents’ 

evening with Lisa Crofton, 

intuitive counselor and facilitator 

of success Cafe, the 

John F. Kennedy and Joseph 

A. DePaolo life skills afterschool 

program where she 

reveals what kids really want 

US to know about middle 

school life from friendships 

to bullying to improving 

communication at home and 

school. 

This program will take 

place on Thursday Sept. 19, 

from 7 to 8:30 p.m. All programs 

are only available to 

Southington residents, and 

are held at the offices of 

Southington Youth Services, 

196 North Main Street 

Municipal Center. 

Admission is free, but 

space is limited. 

Call 276-6281 to register 

or for more information. 

Dartmouth Hitchcock 

Medical Center in Lebanon, 

N.H. as associate professor 

and chief of Interventional 

Radiology; New Haven 

Radiology Associates, P.C., 

New Haven; Yale University 

School of Medicine; and has 

had several hospital medical 

staff appointments. 

Dickey also served the U.S. 

Naval Reserve as a lieutenant 

commander, 

Medical Corps. 

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Our Milestones 

Rinaldi 

to wed 

Bondini 

Nicholas and Marylou 

Rinaldi have announced 

the engagement of their 

daughter Lauren Rinaldi to 

Nathan Bondini. 

Lauren is a graduate of 

Holy Cross High School 

and has received a bachelor’s 

of science degree in 

sociology from the 

University of Connecticut. 

She works at Point Lighting 

Corp. 

Nathan is the son of 

Stephen and Linda 

Bondini of Windsor. He is a 

graduate of East Granby 

High School and has 

received a bachelor’s of 

science degree in business 

management from Keene 

State College. He is a relationship 

manager of commercial 

real estate at TD 

Bank. 

An October wedding is 

planned. 

Nathan Bondini and Lauren Rinaldi. 

Powers 

weds 

Thomas 

Sheila Powers and 

Michael Thomas were married 

on Sept. 29, 2012. 

Sheila is the daughter 

of Clinton and Patricia 

Powers of Southington. She 

is a senior tax analyst at 

Columbia Management in 

Boston. She is a 2004 graduate 

of Providence College. 

Michael is the son of 

Sheila Thomas of Guilford 

and David Thomas of 

Killingworth. He is a senior 

consultant at Eagle Investment 

Systems in Wellesley, 

Mass. He is also a 2004 graduate 

of Providence College. 

The couple was married 

at St. Dominic Chapel 

at Providence College with a 

reception at Wannamoisett 

Country Club in Rumford 

R.I. 

They honeymooned in 

Barbados and will live in 

Medway, Mass. 

Michael and Sheila Powers 

11 

Southington man to be honored at ‘40 under Forty’ 

On Sept. 23, 40 individuals, 

all under the age of 

40, will be recognized at 

the 17th annual 40 under 

Forty Awards Ceremony at 

the 

Connecticut 

Convention Center from 5 

to 9 p.m. The event, produced 

by the Hartford 

Business Journal, will 

honor outstanding young 

professionals in the greater 

Hartford area. 

Southington’s Ray 

Cocozza, of Conveyco 

Technologies, Inc., is one of 

those 40 individuals. 

“This year’s honorees 

were chosen from more 

than 125 nominations. 

They are leaders in their 

respective fields and committed 

to bettering the communities 

in which they live 

and work,” said Gail Lebert, 

publisher of the Hartford 

Business Journal, in a press 

release. “We are delighted to 

recognize their accomplishments 

and wish them continued 

growth and success.” 

The winners were 

determined by an independent 

panel of judges 

(all 40 Under Forty alum). 


about the winners and the 

event, visit www.hartfordbusiness.com. 

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A son, Alex James 

Lawson, was born June 7, 

2013, at Waterbury Hospital 

to Joshua and Lisa 

(Martinelli) Lawson of 

Wolcott. 

Maternal grandparents 

are Elaine Martinelli of 

Wolcott. 

Alex James Lawson 

Paternal grandparents 

are John and Harriet Lawson 

of Simsbury. 

Maternal great-great 

grandmother is Dolores 

Ponelli of Waterbury. 

Alex joins a sister, 

Emma, 3. 

A son, Trevor James 

Tartarelli, was born to 

Daniel and Magdalena 

Tartarelli of Plantsville on 

June 18. 

The maternal grandparent 

is Barbara and 

Trevor James Tartarelli 

Stanislaw Dudek, of 

Poland. 

The paternal grandparent 

is Frances Tartarelli 

of Bristol. 

Trevor has sister, 

Jenna, 3. 

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Mary Bittner, worked as a nurse 

at Bristol and Hartford Hospitals 

Mary C. 

(Ciccomascolo) Bittner, 85, 

of Southington, passed 

away peacefully on 

Saturday Aug. 10. She had 

been the loving wife of the 

late Joseph Bittner Jr. for 52 

years. 

Born Oct. 10, 1927 in 

Williamsport, PA to the late 

Giuseppe and Pasqualina 

(Brevetti) Ciccomascolo, 

she had been a longtime 

Southington resident. 

Bittner graduated from 

Quinnipiac College and 

worked as a registered 

nurse at Hartford and 

Bristol hospitals for many 

years. She was a longtime 

parishioner of Mary Our 

Queen Church. 

She is survived by her 

son Mark Bittner and his 

wife Gayle, two grandchildren, 

Eric and Jenna, all of 

California, siblings Joseph 

and Tony Ciccomascolo and 

many nieces and nephews. 

Bittner was predeceased 

by sister Lucy 

(Ciccomascolo) Zebrakas 

and brothers Thomas and 

Ralph. 

Bessie Tramontanis, longtime 

member of St. Barbara Church 

Bessie Christos 

Tramontanis, 87, of 

Southington, passed away 

Aug. 8, at her home. She 

was the beloved wife of the 

late Dukas “Duke” 

Tramontanis. 

She was born on Aug. 

25, 1925 in Salt Lake City, 

Utah, daughter of the late 

John and Alexandria 

Christos. 

Tramontanis moved to 

Danbury at a young age 

and graduated from 

Danbury High School. She 

married and settled in New 

Haven and was an office 

worker and home maker for 

most of her life. 

She was a long time 

member of St. Barbara 

Greek Orthodox Church 

and sang in the choir for 

many years. She lived in 

Woodbridge before moving 

to Southington several 

years ago. “Yiayia” was 

loved by everyone, especially 

her grandchildren 

and their friends with 

whom she 

shared her 

love of Greek 

food, dancing 

and the many 

stories about 

her childhood. 

Tramontanis 

Tramontanis 

is survived by two 

sons, Harry (Carla) 

Tramontanis of Bristol and 

John (Gail) Tramontanis of 

Roswell, Ga., her brother, 

James (Bobbie) Christos of 

Brookfield; six grandchildren, 

Stephanie, Andrew, 

Michael, Christina, 

Alexander and Nicholas; 

many nieces, nephews, 

great nieces and great 

nephews. 

She was predeceased 

by a brother, Dr. Louis 

Christos and a sister, Tessie 

Ambadjes. 

She will also be missed 

by her two “grand dogs,” 

Boone and Kemba whom 

she loved to pet when they 

came to visit. 

Obituaries 

Mary Coakley, worked as medical secretary 

Mrs. Mary Elizabeth 

(Shugrue) Coakley, 86, formerly 

of 82 Marlboro St. in 

Waterbury died on Tuesday 

Aug. 13, at The Highlands 

Healthcare Center in 

Cheshire. She was the 

widow of Francis T. Coakley. 

She was born in 

Waterbury on Nov. 12, 1926, 

daughter of the late Eugene 

and Helen (Moore) 

Shugrue. 

Coakley was a lifelong 

resident of Waterbury until 

recently making her home 

with her daughter and family 

in Marion. She was educated 

in local schools and 

graduated from Waterbury 

Catholic High School, Class 

of 1944. She was employed 

as a medical secretary for 

several doctors in 

Waterbury. 

After her retirement, she 

enjoyed being a literacy volunteer 

and spent many days 

line dancing with her friends. 

Coakley is survived by: 

her daughters, Eileen 

Plasky and her husband 

Ronald of New Britain and 

Patricia Santovasi and her 

husband Joseph with whom 

she resided in Marion; and 

her three grandchildren, 

Jennifer Plasky, Elizabeth 

Plasky and Matthew 

Santovasi. She was predeceased 

by her son Michael 

W. Coakley. Mary also 

leaves her brother Eugene 

Shugrue and his wife Vivian 

of Southington, several 

nieces and nephews and 

her dear cousin, Evelyn 

Conard. 

Edward DellaBitta, served in World War II 

Edward J. DellaBitta, 

90, of Marion and Bokeelia, 

Fla., entered into eternal 

rest surrounded by his family 

on Monday, Aug. 5, at 

Southington Care Center. 

He was born April 8, 

1923 in Southington to the 

late Louis and Angelina 

(Grattiola) DellaBitta. He 

was the beloved husband of 

Isabelle (Leahey) DellaBitta 

for 63 years. 

DellaBitta was a veteran 

of World War II, having 

served his country in the 

U.S. Coast Guard. Upon his 

return, he entered the construction 

field and with his 

Linda Renker, co-founded Cornerstone Church 

Linda Ann Renker, 67, 

beloved wife of Howard 

Renker of Southington, 

died peacefully on Aug.10, 

at the Village Green of 

Bristol. 

Born in New Haven on 

May 10, 1946, she was the 

daughter of the late 

Salvatore and Ann Fraulo 

DiMauro. 

Renker was a long time 

resident of Ansonia and 

Cheshire before moving to 

Southington in 2001. She 

was a graduate of St. 

brothers and 

a family 

friend, formulated 

DellaBitta- 

Bassola 

Construction 

Company 

DellaBitta 

Inc., which 

built many 

bridges throughout the 

state of Connecticut. 

His entrepreneurial 

spirit continued with 

numerous business ventures. 

He was a founder and 

director of Citizen’s 

National Bank and owned 

and operated Simone 

Raphael’s 

School of 

Nursing and 

worked as a 

Registered 

Nurse at St. 

Raphael’s 

Hospital and 

Renker 

G r i f f i n 

Hospital. She 

also worked as a School 

Nurse for the Plymouth 

school system before her 

retirement. 

She was a licensed 

minister with the 

Rose Dalfino, avid antique dealer with husband 

Rose “Ginger” 

(Marchetti) Dalfino, 88, of 

Southington, passed away 

at the Southington Care 

Center on Thursday Aug. 

15. She was the loving wife 

of Joseph Dalfino for over 

68 years. 

She was born on July 

21, 1925 in Plainville, the 

daughter of the late 

Charles and Clara 

(Schmidt) Marchetti. 

Ginger and her husband 

were avid antique 

dealers. They ran their 

business together, Heritage 

Antiques. She loved to 

attend her Plainville High 

School reunions. 

In addition to her husband, 

Dalfino is survived 

by her sons David Dalfino 

and wife Judy of 

Southington and John 

Dalfino and wife Denise of 

New Hartfrord, brothers 

Frank Marchetti of Florida 

and Richard Marchetti and 

wife Josephine of 

Plainville, sisters Ann 

Stasiewski of Farmington, 

Betty Dinello and her husband 

John of Southington, 

Judith Hitchiner and her 

husband John of 

Burlington, four grandchildren 

Dr. James Dalfino and 

his wife Sue of Shelton, Dr. 

John Dalfino and his wife 

Dr. Thea Dalfino of New 

York, Amy Kennedy and 

her husband James of New 

Hartford, and Dan Dalfino 

of New Hartford, and six 

great grandchildren, along 

with many nieces and 

nephews. 

She was predeceased 

by a sister Hilda Sisti. 

In lieu of flowers 

donations may be made to 

the St. Jude Children 

Research Hospital, 501 St. 

Jude Place, Memphis, TN 

38105. 

Brothers Oil 

Company in 

addition to 

numerous 

real estate 

ventures. 

He was 

an avid fisherman and 

when in Florida, he was on 

his boat every day. He loved 

to travel and visited family 

and friends in Italy every 

year. 

In addition to his wife 

Isabelle, he is survived by: 

his son Thomas DellaBitta 

and his wife Lynda of 

Marion, his daughter Nancy 

King and her husband 

Assemblies of God for over 

30 years. She and her husband 

had founded the 

Cornerstone Church in 

Cheshire and currently 

have been pastors of Bethel 

Christian Church in Bristol. 

In addition to her husband 

of 44 years, she is survived 

by her devoted children, 

Joel (Cara) Renker of 

Cheshire, Jonathan Renker 

of Costa Mesa, CA, Joshua 

(Elizabeth) Renker of 

Bristol and Sarah Renker of 

Southington, brother 

Donald of Carlisle, Mass., 

his brother Frank DellaBitta 

of Louisiana and his grandchildren: 

John and Lindsey 

King; Thomas Jr. and his 

wife Ashley and Andrea 

DeLuca and her husband 

Frank. He was also blessed 

with his great-granddaughter 

Alana. 

He was predeceased by 

four brothers, Aldo, 

Andrew, Louis, Albert and 

his sister Anna. 

Donations in his memory 

may be made to 

Southington Care Center, 

45 Meriden Ave., 

Southington, CT 06489. 

Joseph (Jan) DiMauro of 

Derby; sisters Grace 

(Richard) Morris of East 

Granby, Donna (George) 

Balsamo of Seymour and 

Lori Pedevillano of 

Ansonia, nine cherished 

grandchildren and several 

nieces and nephews. 

Memorial contributions 

may be made to the 

Bethel Christian Church 

Building Fund. 

Garden Club looks to grow 

The Orchard Valley 

Garden Club of 

Southington is seeking 

new members. 

Monthly programs are 

held at the Southington 

Library featuring speakers 

and educators. 

The group partners 

with Thalberg School 

Teaching Garden Club and 

offers a scholarship to a 

Southington High School 

Student each year. 

Meetings are held on 

the fourth Tuesday or 

Wednesday of each month 

at 10 a.m. in the 

Southington Library 

Community room. Visit its 

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om. 

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and share the common 

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Robyn Nelson, worked at Interwire Products 

Robyn Tarfano Nelson, 

42, of Waterbury passed 

away suddenly on Sunday, 

July 21, at her home. 

She was born July 27, 

1970 in Meriden, the 

daughter of Anthony “Tosh” 

and Patricia (Pye) Tarfano 

of Southington. 

Nelson was a graduate 

of Southington High School 

and employed by Interwire 

Frank Barbera, was a Navy and Marine veteran of the Vietnam War 

Frank 

J. Barbera, 

67, of 

Southington, 

passed 

away on Wednesday, 

Aug.14, at CT Hospice, 

Branford. He was the 

beloved husband of Linda 

(DeAngelo) Barbera for 34 

years. 

Stephanie O’Keefe was 

awarded the Robert and 

Lauretta Hopko Merit 

Scholarship at a recent 

awards ceremony at 

Southington High School. 

Stephanie is the daughter of 

Deborah and Stephen 

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Jewish High Holiday Observances to be held by Gishrei Shalom 

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Friday, Sept. 13 – Erev 

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Teachers: Classroom 

From page 1 

her creativity for classroom 

preparations. 

Jennifer Valentine is a new 

third grade teacher there, 

and she turned her classroom 

into Hollywood. 

Between displaying a 

cardboard figure of an 

Oscars trophy and rolling 

out a red carpet on the 

floor, Valentine wanted to 

share her passion for the 

movies with her students. 

She will even feature a 

“Readbox”—an academic 

version of the Redbox in 

which students can “rent 

out” books that Valentine 

recommends. 

“Having a theme 

makes kids excited in the 

classroom,” Valentine said. 

Kindergarten teachers 

also have decorated their 

classrooms with the hope 

of making their first fullday 

students feel comfortable. 

Lindsay Veronneau 

from Kelley Elementary 

School has a “welcome” 

theme in her classroom 

with a library of fiction 

and nonfiction books, 

bright posters and signs 

with poetic phrases, and a 

play area full of puppets, 

puzzles, and blocks. There 

is also a whiteboard to 

promote writing skills. 

Veronneau said she wanted 

to make the classroom 

look “as friendly as possible.” 

Other teachers look 

forward to incorporating 

bright colors and decorations 

into their classrooms. 

Penny Bianchini 

from Kelley School said 

she “loves penguins,” so 

she will display decorations 

of her favorite bird 

everywhere in her classroom. 

Organizing a shelf 

for her classroom’s writing 

workshop, Bianchini said 

she also looks forward to 

meeting her new first 

graders. 

“It’s nice to get a new 

group of kids and to get to 

know them,” she said. 

Second grade teacher 

Gina Calandra from 

Derynoski Elementary 

School also said she gets 

excited for every new 

school year. This is the 

second school year in 

which she will display 

bumblebees along with 

her students’ best work on 

a blackboard with a sign 

titled, “Work to Bee Proud 

Of.” Calandra said she 

finds joy in watching her 

students grow by the end 

of the year. 

“Everything is fresh 

and new,” Calandra said. 

“By the end of the year, 

we’re really a family.” 

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Our Night on the Town 

Dave Koz is bringing his ‘Summer Horns’ tour to Ridgefield Aug. 29. 

Dave Koz having summer blast with brass from the past 

By MIKE CHAIKEN 

EDITIONS EDITOR 

If you cue up the 

album, “Dave Koz and 

Friends Summer Horns,” it 

sounds likes the recording 

sessions were great fun for 

everyone involved 

Dave and fellow saxophone 

players Gerald 

Albright, Richard Elliot, and 

Mindi Abair take on such 

cover tracks as The Beatles 

“Got to Get You Into My 

Life” (as reworked by Earth, 

Wind, and Fire), Stevie 

Wonder’s “You Haven’t 

Done Nothing Yet,” 

Chicago’s “25 to 6 or 4,” and 

Sly and Family Stone’s “Hot 

Fun in the Summertime.” 

The playing is fun, 

funky, and just the right 

thing to pop on your stereo 

as you drive down the road 

with the windows open on a 

breezy summer day. 

Dave Koz and Friends 

come to the Ridgefield 

Playhouse on Aug. 29. 

Calling from California, 

Dave said if you got the 

sense the album was a blast 

to record, “Then we were 

doing something right.” 

That was their intention all 

along. 

Asked to talk about the 

genesis of the idea that 

brought himself, Albright, 

Elliot, and Abair—to record 

a contemporary jazz album, 

Koz said the idea grew from 

the thought: what would 

happen if you put four people 

together in the recording 

studio, who normally 

work as solo performers, 

and then ask them to work 

together. 

“The idea of the project 

had been in mind a long 

time,” said Koz. “It seemed 

the right time.” 

Koz said the idea 

sounded like a good one. 

But he also wondered 

whether it work. Sometimes 

when you pool people 

together who aren’t used to 

being a team, Koz said the 

chemistry just isn’t right. 

Granted, the right 

ingredients were there for 

the necessary chemistry. 

Koz said the four musicians 

all had respect for 

each other’s playing. And 

they all had respect for each 

other’s music. 

However, was it 

enough? 

“But when we started 

playing, we all let loose with 

a big sigh of relief,” said Koz. 

“It was a total pleasure… 

(The recording) was 

relaxed, comfortable and 

fun.” 

When they chose the 

classic tracks to record for 

the album, Koz said all four 

musicians reached back to 

the music of their upbringing. 

“The bands represented 

on the album, these were 

the bands I listened to as a 

kid.” 

The music came from a 

golden era of horn-based 

music, said Koz. “Everyone 

(in the late 1960s to mid- 

1970s) had these tight horn 

sections” that were the 

focus of the music rather 

than just something in the 

background, said Koz. 

This sound of horns 

taking charge of the pop 

charts was what inspired 

him to pick up the saxophone 

in the first place, said 

Koz. 

When the four sax players 

began to figure what 

particular songs to record, 

Koz said, they literally had a 

list of hundreds to choose 

from. 

Koz, Albright, Elliot, 

and Abair would get together 

on weekly conference 

calls to hash out what songs 

would make the cut. “It was 

a spirited conversation,” 

said Koz. 

When they made their 

choices for “Dave Koz and 

Friends Summer Horns,” 

Koz said the four musicians 

knew they had to veer 

toward tracks that were 

more melodic and more 

funky. Some artists, like the 

Ohio Players, featured a lot 

of brass. But beyond the 

funk, the melodies weren’t 

there for the saxophones to 

latch onto. 

So songs like Chicago’s 

“25 or 6 to 4” seemed like a 

natural mix with its trademark 

hornlines, said Koz. 

And Herb Albert’s hit, “Rise,” 

also easily held up in the 

translation from trumpet to 

sax. 

“All were fun (to 

record),” said Koz of the 

final tracks that made the 

album. “The recording went 

very quickly.” 

In all, Koz said the 

tracks were finished within 

eight days. And along the 

way, when it came to their 

playing, “everyone took it to 

the next level.” 

The album also features 

several guest singers such as 

Michael McDonald, who 

takes on the track “So Very 

Hard to Go” by Tower of 

Power, and Jeffrey Osborne, 

who does, “God Bless the 

Child” from Billie Holliday 

(as arranged by Blood, 

Sweat and Tears). 

Koz said he had the 

idea of collaborating with 

McDonald on the old TOP 

track and called the former 

Doobie Brothers singer 

about the possibility of him 

handling the vocals. 

McDonald said it was an 

eerie coincidence that the 

sax player had called. 

McDonald told Koz that he 

had been shopping at 

Home Depot when “So Very 

Hard to Go” came on over 

the PA system. At that 

moment, he said he made a 

mental note to himself that 

it would be a great song for 

someone to cover. And two 

weeks after that mental 

note, McDonald had 

received his call from Koz. 

McDonald told Koz he 

knew he had to record it. 

“It’s one of the great 

Michael McDonald performances,” 

said Koz, full of 

“emotion and vulnerability.” 

As for Osborne’s contribution, 

Koz said he and the 

R&B singer had been friends 

for a long time. And as the 

“Summer Horns” project 

came together, Koz said he 

approached Osborne about 

singing “God Bless the 

Child.” It was a song 

Osborne had never tried to 

sing before and Osborne 

told Koz he would love to be 

part of the project. 

“As big as a fan as I was 

(of Osborne),” said Koz, “I’m 

a bigger one now. (Osborne) 

crushed it live and he did it 

in one sitting.” 

When Koz comes to 

perform in Ridgefield, he 

said a lot of the night will 

draw from the “Summer 

Horns” album as well as 

offer up a few tracks that 

didn’t make it on to the 

album. 

Although some artists 

might shy away from delving 

too deep into a new 

album (most fans turn out 

to hear the hits), Koz said in 

this case the new album is 

nothing but hits. “This is the 

soundtrack to everybody’s 

life,” said Koz. “It reminds 

you of growing up.” 

However, Koz said fans 

shouldn’t be worried that 

they won’t hear some of his 

popular solo material. That 

definitely is part of the set 

list. 

Dave Koz and Friends 

come to the Ridgefield 

Playhouse, 80 East Ridge 

Rd., Ridgefield on Thursday, 

Aug. 29 at 8 p.m. Tickets are 

$80. 


go to Ridgefield 

Playhouse.org 

or 

DaveKoz.com



Local artist tapped for juried exhibit; Shakespeare on the lawn 

Kellie Lambert 

McGuire 

Observing 

The Arts 

Local artist Lorna 

Morris Cyr will be featured 

in a new exhibit next week 

in Norwich. 

Cyr, of Bristol, will 

show her oil painting 

“Racing with Clouds and 

Spirits” at the Connecticut 

Women Artists Inc. 84th 

Annual National Open 

Juried Exhibition at the 

Slater Memorial Museum in 

Norwich. 

Cyr is a horse aficionado, 

both riding and owning 

equines, and each horse in 

the painting represents a 

spirit of a horse she has 

known. Cyr prefers to paint 

in oil. Her work has 

appeared in galleries all 

over the east coast, and she 

is a member of several art 

leagues. She has served on 

the board of directors of Oil 

Drum Art and was selected 

to be one of the artists to 

appear on Fox News and 

CBS with her oil drum art 

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Mullins is best known 

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Southington residents pay 

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Walk-ins are $2 per person; 

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Opening Ceremonies ...................... 5:00pm 

House. 

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Tickets are $65, $55 

The Marvelous Mutts ..................... 5:00, 7 and 9pm 

Olde Time Lumber Jack Show ....... 6:00 and 8pm 

The event is rain or 

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Bingo .............................................. 6:00-10:00pm 

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• Rides Truck Pull ..................................... 6:30pm 

Children & Family Entertainment .. 6:30-8:30pm 

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• Fun Fireworks ...................................... 10:00pm 

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Fair Closes .................................... 11:00pm 

2013 “So You Think You Week. Wakile will sign autographs 

after the food com- 

NEW DATE: Crosseyed Gates Open ..................................... 8:00am 

1825 for more information. 

Saturday, August 24 

Can Dance” tour will be at 

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Cat has rescheduled its Antique Tractor Show .................... All Day 

Children & Family Entertainment .. All Day 

on Oct. 18. Tickets are 

For more information, Stevie Ray Vaughn tribute Exhibits .......................................... 8:30am-11:00pm 

$39.50 and are on sale now visit www. 

show at Waterbury’s 

Dairy Cattle Show .......................... 9:00am 

Poultry Show .................................. 9:00am 

Sheep Show .................................. 10:00am 

Bingo ............................................ 10:00am-9:00pm 

Garden Tractor Pull ...................... 10:00am 

The Marvelous Mutts ................... 10:30am, 12:30pm and 4:30pm 

4-H Dairy Goats ........................... 11:00am 

Horse Draw .................................. 11:00am 

Firemen Doing Farm Chores 

Competition .............................11:00am-1:00pm 

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Antique Tractor Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .All Day 

Children & Family Entertainment . . All Day 

Exhibits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:30am-11:00pm 

Horse Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:00am 

Beef Cattle Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:00am 

Poultry Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:00am 

Antique Tractor Pull . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:00am 

Dairy Goats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:00am 

Swine Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:00am 

Bingo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:00am-5:00pm 

The Old Time Fiddlers Band 

(Main Stage) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10:30am-12:30pm 

The Marvelous Mutts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30am, 1:00 and 4:40pm 

Ox Draw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11:00am 

Olde Time Lumber Jack Show . . . . . 11:30pm, 2:30 and 5:00pm 

Reach For The Stars Acadmy of 

Dance (Main Stage) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:00pm-1:45pm 

Chaparrels (Main Stage) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:30-5:30pm 

Fair Closes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:00pm 

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A little family fun to help young boy join his new family 


STAFF WRITER 

A local family will hold 

a “Family Fun Fest” fund 

raiser on Saturday with the 

hope of adopting a child 

from Africa by the end of 

this year. 

The Danko family of 

Southington wishes to 

adopt a 4-year-old boy from 

Africa named Bekru. The 

family members have spoken 

about adoption for 

years, but decided to pursue 

the adoption last August 

after their friends adopted 

twin girls from the same 

orphanage that houses 

Bekru. The Dankos’ friends 

fell in love with Bekru 

immediately, and promised 

to find the 4-year-old a family. 

They knew the Dankos 

would open their hearts to 

Bekru, whose mother died 

from AIDS in 2011. Bekru’s 

father put him up for adoption 

last year when he 

became HIV positive. 

“He was the one that 

stood out,” Jill Turner said of 

Bekru. “He had these big 

eyes, and followed us 

around.” 

Although Lori Ann and 

John Danko already have 

three children and a foster 

child, they wanted to welcome 

a new member to 

their family. 

“The kids are very excited,” 

Lori Ann said. “They 

can’t wait.” 

The Family Fun Fest 

fund raiser will take place 

Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 

p.m. at Hillside Equestrian 

located at 1260 Woodtick 

Rd. in Wolcott. Besides food 

and carnival games, the 

event will feature a fishing 

derby, trail rides, a flea market, 

carriage rides, and a 

horse show. All proceeds 

will help the costs associated 

with the adoption of 

Bekru. 

Admission is $5 for 

adults, $3 for children and 

free for children under the 

age of 5. The Dankos also 

welcome volunteers and 

any vendors who would like 

to sell their items at the flea 

market during the event . 

Lori Ann can be reached at 

(203) 278-6519. 

Lori Annsaid that 

although the event is a fun 

way to end the summer, it is 

an opportunity for families 

to learn more about adoption 

and foster care. 

“It’s also awareness for 

people to learn about adoption 

whether it’s domestic 

or international and also 

foster care,” Lori Ann said. 

“It’s about children needing 

families.” 

With the help of the 

community, the Dankos 

said they hope to bring 

Bekru to Connecticut by the 

end of this year. 

“We just want as many 

people to come out as possible 

to the fund raiser and 

to learn about how they can 

become foster parents or 

adoptive parents because 

there are millions of children 

who need families,” 

Lori Ann said. 

Are you ‘Icon’ worthy? 

Do you or someone you 

know sing and have what it 

takes? Come on out on 

Saturday, Sept. 21 and let the 

judges decide. Twelve finalists 

will be selected on audition 

day between the hours 

of 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 

Derynoski School in 

Southington. 

This is the fifth year of 

this singing competition. 

This competition is open to 

Connecticut residents ages 

9 and up. 

The Connecticut Icon 

performances for 2013 will 

be held during 

Southington’s 45th Annual 

Apple Harvest Festival. 

Finalists will then go on to 

compete on multiple days 

during the festival. Based on 

audience voting and the 

judges input, contestants 

are eliminated until the winner 

is declared on the last 

day of the festival. 

The Connecticut Icon 

The New Britain 

General campus Auxiliary 

will hold its 2013 

Chrysanthemum Ball, 6 to 

11:30 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 2 

at the Aqua Turf Club in 

Plantsville. 

Tickets are $150 per 

person and include dinner 

and dancing to the music of 

the Silver Streaks Band. 

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recordings will be submitted 

to several record companies. 

Winners will also receive the 

chance to sing at various 

venues or restaurants. 

Audition Day will be 

held on Saturday, Sept. 21 

from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 

Derynoski School located at 

240 Main St., Southington, 

CT. All auditions will be a 

cappella. 

To reserve your spot 

and audition earlier, preregister 

online at www.connecticuticon.com. 

If you have any questions, 

please contact Melissa 

Ericksen-Salmon at 

(860)276-1966, or email 

info@connecticuticon.com. 

Also, check http://www. 

connecticuticon.com 

Auxiliary holds ball Nov. 2 

Event proceeds will go 

toward the auxiliary’s pledge 

to the hospital’s new cancer 

center, currently under construction. 

The ball will also 

include a silent auction and 

raffle; tickets can be purchased 

in advance. 

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WWII aircraft coming to state 

Three of the most 

famous aircrafts from 

World War II are coming 

back to the state in 

September. The Collings 

Foundation Wings of 

Freedom Tour will be visiting 

the Waterbury-Oxford 

Airport from Friday Sept. 6 

to Sunday, Sept. 8. 

The hours of ground 

tours and display will 2 to 5 

p.m. on Sept. 6, 9 a.m. 

through 5 p.m. on Sept. 7, 9 

a.m. through 5 p.m. on 

Sept. 8. 

The entrance fee for 

ground tours for adults is 

$12, and $6 for children 

under 12. There are 30- 

minute flight experiences 

available also during, 

before, and after ground 

tour times. Flights are $425 

per person. P-51 flight 

training are $2,200 for a 

half hour, and $3,200 for a 

full hour. 

FREE 

Admission 

TROPHIES! TROPHIES! TROPHIES! 

Trophies presented at 5:30 PM 

.......... 

50’s & 60’s M usic provided by a DJ 

and 2 LIVE BANDS 

THE ROCKIN HEARTBEATS 

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Dash Plaques to first 500 Cars • Event T-Shirts 

✸ Emergency Vehicle & Military Vehicle Class 

✸ Classic & Special Interest Cars Welcome ✸ NO Tuner Cars 

Please - No Dogs! No Bicycles! No Skateboards! 

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For reservations and 

information on flight experiences 

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The Waterbury-Oxford 

Airport is located at KeyAir, 

288 Christian St., Oxford. 

There also will be a 

World War II veterans 

reunion. All services, Army, 

Navy, Air Force, Marines, 

and Coast Guard, are invited 

Bring your military 

memorabilia, photos, certificates, 

and other appropriate 

articles. Military 

service experiences will be 

shared with other veterans 

as well as the public. Tables 

and chairs will be available 

Saturday and Sunday for 

veterans. This is an ideal 

opportunity for veterans to 

meet each other as well as 

offer the public a rare 

opportunity to meet and 

hear personal histories of 

veterans' service to the 

nation. 

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Eye & Contacts Exams by Appointment 

Arts Council gives 

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The Southington Arts 

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Tasty Bites 

Photos 

and text by 

Stacey McCarthy 

Anthony Jacks 

Grilled pork with Chimchurri sauce over sausage, pepper, and potatos at 

Anthony Jacks in Southington. 

Shrimp jambalaya at Anthony Jacks. 

Each week, The 

Observer hits up the local 

restaurant scene, offering 

you an inside look at the 

culinary delights in central 

Connecticut. 

The Basics 

Anthony Jacks 

Dine-in, take-out, 

curbside pickup, private 

parties, catering, and outdoor 

dining. Open for 

lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 4 

p.m. on Monday and 

Wednesday through 

Saturday. Dinner is from 4 

to 9:30 p.m. on Monday, 

Wednesday, and Thursday, 

from 4 to 10 p.m. on 

Friday and Saturday, and 4 

to 9 p.m. on Sunday. 

30 Center St., 

Southington 

Phone: (860)426-1487 

www.anthonyjacksrestaurant.com 

The Buzz 

Anthony Jacks has 

been family-owned and 

operated for the past 12 

years. They have won 

numerous awards including: 

Best American and 

Best Fine Dining by the 

Southington Observer, 

Best Restaurant in 

Southington by the Bristol 

Press, and Best American 

Dining by the Southington 

Citizen and Plainville 

Citizen. There are lunch 

and dinner specials on 

Monday, Wednesday, and 

Thursday. There will be a 

new menu coming out 

with seasonal, chef created 

recipes. On Sept. 12 at 6:30 

p.m., there will be a fivecourse 

beer dinner with 

pairings by Goose Island 

Brewery for $49.95. Call to 

reserve a spot. 

The Scene 

The dining room has a 

warm and inviting décor 

with rustic colored walls 

and an open kitchen featuring 

a wood-fired grill. 

The separate lounge area 

shares the same color 

scheme and includes hand 

painted murals, several 

pub style tables, and a 

large bar. Customers can 

also dine outside and 

enjoy the views of downtown 

Southington. 

In your glass 

Full service bar. Eight 

beers on tap that rotate 

seasonally. Happy hour 

specials in the lounge from 

3 to 6 p.m. on Monday, 

Wednesday, Thursday, and 

Friday. Specialty drinks 

such as: Southington 

Apple-tini, Mango Cosmo, 

and Milky All the Way 

Martini. Wine by the glass 

and by the bottle. 

On your plate 

Wood-fired, grilled 

steaks, burgers, and 

seafood, house specialties 

(cranberry chicken, Yankee 

pot roast, and shrimp jambalaya 

with rice), sandwiches, 

and salads. 

In your wallet 

Appetizers start at 

$7.50 for spinach and 

Parmesan dip with yellow 

corn tortillas and go up to 

$10 for lobster and crab 

cake with an herb cream 

sauce. 

House specialties 

range from $9 for a Buffalo 

chicken wrap with French 

fries and go up to $22 for 

blackened swordfish with 

cabernet mushrooms and 

red skinned mashed potatoes 

with a salad. 

Wood fired specialties 

with a vegetable, choice of 

potato, and choice of garden 

or Caesar salad start at 

$18 for a 12 ounce London 

Broil and go up to $24 for a 

7 ounce Filet Mignon. 

Burgers served with 

french fries range from 

$8.50 for a veggie burger to 

$12.50 for a 7 Napkin 

Burger (Angus beef, mixed 

cheese, mushrooms, 

onions, and Anthony Jack’s 

burger sauce.) 

If you’re interested 

in being featured in 

a future “Tasty 

Bites,” email 

mchaiken@Bristol 

Observer.com 

SATURDAY, AUG. 24 

OTHER 

BAND TOGETHER 4 KYLIE. 3 

to 7 p.m. Pasta dinner, music, 

and magic. Benefit for Kylie 

Edwards, 2 1/2, who was diagnosed 

with Stage 2 Burkitt’s 

Lymphoma, a type of cancer. 

Pasta, meatballs, salad, 

desserts, beer, wine, soda, and 

water. PAWs Pet Resort 

Recreation Room, 312 East 

Johnson Ave., Cheshire. $20 for 

adults. $10 for children 5 to 13, 

under 5 free. For tickets, call 

(203) 710-6207 or send check 

with the number of adult and 

kids tickets you want or whether 

you want to make a donation, 

“Kylie Edwards,” P.O. Box 4114, 

Waterbury, CT 06705. 

SUNDAY, AUG. 25 

BRISTOL 

PASTA DINNER BENEFIT 

FOR A KIDNEY TRANS- 

PLANT. Raymond Thibeault is 

the recipient. Karen Rose is the 

donor. 12 to 5 p.m. Ziti, meatballs, 

raffles , 50/50. The Polish 

American Citizens Club, 541 

North Main St., Bristol. $12 for 

adults, $6 for children. 

Donations welcome, (860) 218- 

4700, 

rkbenefit@rkbenefit@yahoo.co 

m, karenerose1@gmail.com. 

OTHER 

Dining listings 

SURF AND TURF. The French 

Model Council Club, 1375 East 

St., New Britain. Advance tickets 

only. (860) 223-9306. 

SOUTHINGTON 

ANNUAL POTLUCK PICNIC. 

Held by Gishrei Shalom Jewish 

Congregation of Southington. 

Noon. Individuals and families 

considering membership are 

invited to attend picnic to meet 

Rabbi Shelley Kovar Becker 

and current officers and members. 

At a home of a member. 

(860) 276-9113. 

SATURDAY, SEPT. 7 

SOUTHINGTON 

PIG ROAST AND CLAM 

BAKE. 12 to 6 p.m. Draft beer, 

soda, clam chowder, hot dogs, 

hamburgers, sausage patties, 

clams, and pig. The 

Southington Elks Lodge, No. 

1669, 114 Main St., 

Southington. $25 for adults, $30 

at the door. $10 for children, 

and no charge for children 

under 5. (860) 628-6682. 

BRISTOL 

FIRST ANNUAL FAMILY PIG 

ROAST. Held by the American 

Legion Post 2. 1 to 7 p.m. Pig 

ready at 4 p.m. Hot dogs and 

burgers from 1 to 4 p.m. Music 

by DJ Al. Raffles. American 

Legion Pavilion, 22 Hooker Ct., 

Bristol. $20 per person. (860) 

302-8190. 

SATURDAY, SEPT. 14 

BRISTOL 

DAV BBQ AND PIG ROAST 

WITH D.J. AL. 1 to 7 p.m. 191 

Riverside Ave., Bristol. Tickets 

available at DAV canteen or at 

the door. Facebook.com, DAV 

chapter Bristol. 

SOUTHINGTON 

ANNUAL BARBECUE DIN- 

NER. 6 p.m. Chicken and/or 

ribs, baked potato, cole slaw, 

dessert, and beverage. Mary 

Our Queen Church, Savage 

Street, Bristol. Tickets on sale 

after masses on the weekends 

of Aug. 31-Sept. 1, and Sept. 6- 

8. Call Vinnie or Gloria at (860) 

276-0654. 

WEDNESDAYS thru 

AUG. 28 

SOUTHINGTON 

PASTA NIGHT. Every 

Wednesday night from 5 to 7 

p.m. Held by Southington Elks 

Lodge. At the lodge, 114 Main 

St., Southington. $8 for adults, 

$4 for children. Includes pasta, 

bread, salad, and dessert. 

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Lobster Fest 2013 

Every Thursday in 

July & August 

starting July 11th 

$17.49 

www.aziagosrestaurant.com 

166 Queen Street, Southington, CT • 860.426.1170 

per 

person 

+ tax 

Includes: A Cup of Clam Chowder • Steamed Clams 

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19 

Tasty Bites... Second Helping 

By STACEY MCCARTHY 

CORRESPONDENT 

The Hot Spot 

Take-out. Open 

Monday through Friday 

from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

1032 Meriden 

Waterbury Rd., Southington 

(diagonally across from 

Southington Drive-in) 

860-335-4555 

One of the only places 

in Connecticut that serves 

the Canadian side dish, 

Poutine (fresh cut French 

fries covered in gravy and 

cheese curd.) 

Soda, iced tea, and 

water. 

Hummel hotdogs, 

Hummel Red Hots (spicy 

sausage type hotdog) chili 

cheese dogs, Philly Steaks, 

Philly Chicken, Poutine, 

sausage and peppers, and 

hamburgers. 

Burgers start at $4. 

Philly steaks and Philly 

chicken are $7. 

Sausage and pepper 

grinders are $5. 

Hot dogs start at $3. 

Poutine is $6. 

Spiga D’Oro 

Dine-in, take-out, and 

catering. Open Tuesday 

through Thursday from 11 

a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday and 

Saturday from 11 a.m. to 10 

p.m., and Sunday from 

noon to 9 p.m. 

25 Middle St., Bristol 

Phone: (860)583-3354 

Specialty pizzas, calzones, 

stuffed breads, soup, 

salad, wraps, grinders, 

pasta, vegetable dishes, 

chicken, veal, steak, and 

seafood. The soups and 

sauces are all made from 

scratch. The menu has classic 

Italian/American dishes 

such as: penne carbonara, 

penne ala vodka, chicken 

picatta, veal saltimbocca, 

and shrimp fra diavolo. 

Appetizers start at 

$3.50. 

Pasta dishes start at 

$9.95. 

Steak ranges starts at 

$17.95. 

Dinners start at $12.95. 

Pizza ranges start at $7. 

Parker’s 

Take-out.Open 

Monday through Saturday 

from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

109 East Main St., 

Plainville (parking lot of 

flea market) 

Phone: (860)485-5117 

Burgers, hotdogs, 

Philly steak and cheese, 

grilled cheese, alligator 

sandwiches, chicken sandwiches, 

seafood sandwiches, 

seafood baskets, New 

England clam chowder, salads, 

hush puppies, corn 

dogs, onion rings, fried 

pickles, coleslaw, Cajun 

fries, French fries, chili 

cheese fries, and garlic 

parmesan fries. The food at 

Parker’s is prepared to 

order. Many of the items 

are made from scratch 

including: freshly battered 

clam strips, New England 

clam chowder, hush puppies, 

onion rings, fried 

pickles, coleslaw, tartar 

sauce and cocktail sauce. 

Hot dogs and burgers 

start at 

Southington/Plantsville 

Farmer’s Market 

Open Fridays from 3 to 

6 p.m. from now through 

Oct. 25. 

The Town Green- 1003 

South Main St., 

Southington 

Freshly picked fruits 

and vegetables from 

Southington’s Lewis Farms, 

Gresczyk Farms in New 

Hartford, and other 

Connecticut farms. 

Gresczyk Farms has a 

Community Supported 

Agriculture program (CSA). 

Customers can join the CSA 

by purchasing a share of 

the farm. Each week, they 

receive a prepackaged box 

of vegetables, fruit, and 

eggs. Bradley Mountain 

Soap Company sells handcrafted 

soaps. 

Baked goods, eggs, and 

just picked fruits, vegetables, 

and herbs. Lewis 

Farms is growing many 

varieties of vegetables 

including: 10 of squash, 10 

of eggplant, 40 of peppers, 

and several of heirloom 

tomatoes. Each week, they 

bring fruit, vegetables, 

herbs, and baked goods to 

the market. Gresczyk Farms 

sells: fruits, vegetables, 

herbs, eggs, and shares of 

their CSA. Better Baking by 

Beth sells: stuffed breads, 

artisanal breads, cupcakes, 

cookies, pastries, fruit pies, 

and pot pies. 

Market price for fruits 

and vegetables can vary. 

The Farmer’s Market of 

Plainville is located on the 

lawn of Plainville High 

School on Fridays from 3 to 

6 p.m. now through 

Sept.13. 

The Bristol Farmer’s 

Market is located at 99 

Farmington Ave., Bristol. 

They are open now through 

Oct. 26 on Wednesdays 

from 3 to 6 p.m. and 

Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 1 

p.m. 

Christina’s Gourmet 

Cookies, Classes and 

Parties 

Open to the public 

Friday from 11 a.m. to 5 

p.m. and Saturday from 10 

a.m. to 2 p.m. Call any day 

to place a special order for 

all types of events. 

35 North Main St., 

Southington. (860)426-9499 

www.cg-cookies.com 

Over 40 varieties of 

cookies for special events, 

client gifts, party trays and 

party favors. Several flavors 

of cookies including: 

peanut butter bliss, dark 

chocolate chip and pecan, 

caramel pecan turtle and 

season flavors such as: 

lemon drop, chocolate covered 

banana, white chocolate 

apricot oat, and campfire 

delight. Gourmet cookies 

are $2 each, $11 for a 

half dozen, and $21 for a 

dozen. 

Imagine Nation’s 1940s 

Soda Fountain 

Counter service. For 

the summer, Imagine 

Nation is open Tuesday 

through Friday from 9:30 

a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday 

from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and 

Sunday from 12 to 5 p.m. 

1 Pleasant St., Bristol 

Phone: (860)314-1400 

www.imaginemuseum.org 

The 1940s Soda 

Fountain is inside Imagine 

Nation Museum. It is open 

to the public and you do 

not need to pay admission 

to the museum if you just 

want to go in to buy ice 

cream. The museum hosts 

several events each month. 

Milkshakes, ice cream 

A brief encounter with restaurants that previously had been featured in ‘Tasty Bites’ 

STACEY MCCARTHY 

A Sicilian arugula salad at Fratelli's on 837 Meriden Waterbury Rd., Southington. (860) 628-8168. 

sodas, sherbet coolers, hot 

tea, coffee, bottled water, 

juice boxes, chocolate milk, 

and cans of soda. Ice cream 

cones, sundaes, mac and 

cheese, dino nuggets, and 

peanut butter and jelly. 

Ice cream starts at $2. 

Frozen drinks are $5. 

Museum Munch Lunches 

are $5.50. 

Lake Compounce 

Counter service. 

During July and August, the 

park is open Monday 

through Thursday from 11 

a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday from 

11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday 

from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., 

and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 

9 p.m. Some food stands, 

carts, and restaurants in the 

park are open late and/or 

close early. 

186 Enterprise Dr., 

Bristol 

www.lakecompounce.c 

om 

Lake Compounce is a 

family theme and water 

park. There are dozens of 

spots to have a snack, 

dessert, or meal throughout 

the park: The Carousel Café 

is a cafeteria style restaurant. 

The Funnel Cake 

Factory serves waffle bowl 

sundaes, ice cream cones, 

and funnel cakes. Croc Pot 

Café is a cafeteria style 

restaurant with BBQ ribs, 

BBQ chicken, chicken tenders, 

waffle fries, tossed 

salad, chicken salad, 

tortellini pasta with a basil 

pesto sauce, chili, and New 

England clam chowder. 

Fried Bats serves fried 

dough and fried Oreos. The 

La Fiesta Mexican serves 

tortilla wraps, burritos, and 

taco salads. Harborside 

Pizza serves pizza and 

cookies. The Potato Patch 

serves natural cut fries, 

potatoes, boneless chicken 

wings and chicken tenders. 

The Super Natural 

Market and Deli 

Counter service, takeout, 

party platters, and 

catering. Open Monday to 

Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 

p.m., and Saturday from 9 

a.m. to 5 p.m. 

430 North Main St., 

Bristol 

Phone: (860)582-1663 

www.supernaturalmarket.com 

The Super Natural 

Market and Deli is a familyowned 

business that has 

been open since 1980. 

All of the hot food, salads, 

soups, and baked 

goods are made from 

scratch on the premises. 

Breakfast sandwiches are 

served until 10:30 a.m. 

Other house-made breakfast 

options include: Greek 

yogurt parfaits, muffins, 

bagels, and scones. 

Sandwiches are available 

from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and 

can be made on a hard roll, 

bread, wrap, or French roll. 

Steamed cheeseburgers 

and their famous macaroni 

and cheese is available 

from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The 

hot meal specials are 

updated daily. 

Breakfast items start at 

85 cents for a bagel. 

Sandwiches start from 

$3.95. 

Salads are sold by the 

pound. 

The hot specials are 

sold by the pound. 

Simply Sweet 

Bakeshop and Cafe 

Dine-in and take-out. 

Open Tuesday and 

Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. 

to 6 p.m., Thursday through 

Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 

6:30 p.m., and Sunday from 

9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. 

853 Queen St., 

Southington 

Phone: (860)426-1439 

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Simply Sweet 

Bakeshop and Café creates 

custom cupcakes and cakes 

for birthdays, anniversaries, 

corporate events, and any 

other special occasion. 

Cappuccino, espresso, 

iced coffee, gourmet coffee, 

iced tea, soda and juice. 

Freshly baked goods 

such as: bagels, croissants, 

Italian pastries, cupcakes, 

cookies, and specialty 

cakes. They also make paninis 

with freshly baked, 

house-made focaccia 

bread, and grinders. 

Cupcakes start at $1.69. 

Cakes start at $13.99. 

Sandwiches start at 

$4.99. 

Paninis are $7.25. 

Giovanni’s Pizzeria 

Dine-in, take-out, 

delivery, and party platters. 

714 West St., 

Southington 

Phone: (860)621-2299 

www.giovannissouthington.com 

Giovanni’s won first 

place for hottest wings at 

the Southington Chamber 

of Commerce Annual 

Wingfest Competition 2012. 

Pan, brick oven, and 

designer pizzas with fresh, 

house-made dough and 

sauces. Giovanni’s also 

serves: subs, dinners, appetizers, 

wings, and salads. 

Pan or brick oven pizza 

starts at $9.25. Designer 

pizzas range from $11.75. 

Appetizers start at $3.50. 

Chefs’ specials start at 

$13.95. 

Children’s menu starts 

at $3.95. 

The Willows 

Dine-in. Open Monday 

through Sunday from 6 to 

11 a.m. for breakfast and 6 

to 10 p.m. for dinner. 

42 Century Dr., Bristol 

Phone: (860)589-7766 

www.doubletreebristol.com 

The Willows restaurant 

located inside the 

DoubleTree by Hilton has 

been completely renovated. 

They serve a Signature 

DoubleTree Breakfast 

Buffet as well as a full 

breakfast menu. Dinner at 

The Willows begins at 6 

p.m. and features artfully 

plated new American cuisine. 

The DoubleTree by 

Hilton also has a gastro pub 

and banquet rooms. 

New American cuisine 

focusing on seasonal farm 

to fork creations, artful 

plating, and regional interpretations 

of steak and 

seafood. 

First courses start at 

$9. Main courses range 

from $21 to $42. 

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Southington Scene 

South End School teachers Michelle Daigle and Paula Gorham work together to 

set up a classroom. 

Plantsville School teacher Jessica Fletcher prepares to set up a display listing the 

months of the year. 

Class is (nearly) 

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Though students do not return to school until Thursday, Aug. 29, teachers are 

already back in their classrooms, setting up for the upcoming school year. 

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Plantsville School kindergarten teacher Stacey Buonanni gets help setting up her 

classroom from her son Thomas. 

Derynoski School third grade teacher Bethany 

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The pleasures (and pitfalls) of ‘Home, Sweet Dorm’ 

Sarah Johnson 

A Place 

of Our Own 

In the summer of 2002, 

I was a fresh-faced high 

school graduate poised to 

shake up everything I knew 

about life and home. I’d 

been accepted into The 

University of Tampa in 

Florida and was about to 

make an epic voyage south 

in a minivan, packed full of 

all I owned, and my entire 

family. It was a tight 

squeeze. 

When I finished my 

SATs at the end of junior 

year at Bristol Eastern, I 

didn’t even bother applying 

locally. I knew I wanted to 

see new things and meet 

new people. I was working 

at the now-closed Linens N’ 

Things near the Westfarms 

Mall and using every cent 

of every paycheck buying 

employee-discounted 

home goods for my dorm 

room. 

Most schools give out 

a list, either in the mail or 

on their website, of things a 

student will need to live on 

campus. I specifically recall 

being mesmerized by the 

color-coordinated towel 

sets, storage caddies and 

iffy selection of “extra-long 

twin sheets,” which I was 

supposed to provide for my 

plastic hospital-esque mattress. 

Next came air fresheners, 

soap pumps, cheap 

cookware to microwave 

endless varieties of toxins 

like ramen noodles, Hot 

Pockets, Pop Tarts, and 

Spaghetti-Os. Yes, I now 

know how diabetic-ally 

unfriendly that all was. 

My initial impression 

upon arrival in Tampa was 

overwhelming. Our school 

had money. Lots of money. 

I did not. I was painfully 

aware of the fact that I was 

a scholarship student. C’est 

la vie. The dorm I got 

placed in was in the student 

union building and 

was also home to the main 

cafeteria and small chain 

restaurant area. I was in 

room 811, facing downtown 

Tampa. It was a beautiful 

Each office is 

independently owned 

and operated 

view. The oatmeal-colored 

rectangle of our room had 

one window and was connected 

via a walkthrough 

bathroom to the room next 

door. We each had three 

girls per room. 

Lofted beds with space 

underneath and a small 

closet were our only personal 

storage space. I’d had 

my own bedroom since age 

10. This was a bit of a culture 

shock for me. My dad 

(partially) joked that I 

should buy stock in the 

Rubbermaid Corporation 

with all the plastic tubs and 

storage drawers I bought to 

shove under my bed. 

Our bathroom situation 

was a bit complicated. 

With six teenage women 

and one shower, we were 

technically doing better 

than those in communal 

bathroom dorm arrangements 

(there were two 

dorms on campus with that 

old model). We each had a 

small sink and mirror area 

in the private parts of the 

rooms, but the shower and 

toilet were shared. 

At 18, I was a complete 

night owl, preferring to 

work and party on the third 

shift. It helped give a 

unique schedule for showering, 

so that wasn’t too 

bad. I was a marine biology 

major my first semester, so 

I was rarely in the room 

during “normal” hours. I 

studied in the library and 

private study lounges most 

often. My crackly 19” TV 

and the internet were too 

distracting. How I decided 

to switch majors to graphic 

design and creative writing 

is still a mystery to me and 

a curse to my student loan 

balance. 

Décor in a dorm room 

is a complete mystery unto 

itself. Target commercials 

and packaging would have 

you believe that each student 

in a shared dorm 

room has a quirky, clean, 

bright style complete with 

matching stationary and 

bedspreads. As it turns out, 

when you combine a a 

young military wife from 

rural Florida, a biology student 

from the Midwest, and 

a confused Sarah from New 

England, styles tend to vary. 

I had every manner of 

kitschy, colorful poster and 

photograph from my high 

school years and campus 

poster sales. Music, “clever” 

phrases and various trinkets 

were all plastered on 

my wall with supposedly 

“removable” Command 

strips. Don’t buy them. I’m 

talking to you, 3M when I 

say I want my dorm deposit 

back where those things 

violently ripped the paint 

off the walls. My only college 

roommate who I 

remain friends with today 

loved whales and shared 

my devotion to Steve Irwin, 

the “Crocodile Hunter” 

(may he rest in peace). Our 

other roommate was much 

more reserved in her decorations. 

She only stayed on 

a year before joining her 

fiancé off campus. 

We had quite the 

assortment of shared plastic 

containers and bowls 

shoved in the mini fridge 

(which I was required to 

buy on top of the massive 

private tuition). Washing 

dishes in a shallow hand 

sink was always a joy. 

Other home-sweethome 

accommodations 

required getting very familiar 

with headphones, as we 

seldom shared music interests, 

at least at the same 

times of the day. When I 

eventually switched to the 

arts program second 

semester, I had to learn the 

hard way that roommates 

don’t especially enjoy stepping 

over acrylic paint 

splatters, matte board, and 

spray adhesive puddles. I 

got acquainted with the art 

building pretty quickly. 

Knowing what I know 

now about friendship, the 

strains of living with people 

and interest rates on the 

student loans, I could technically 

say that I would 

have considered other 

options over housing on 

campus. However, saying 

that would deny me the 

memories and happiness of 

late nights talking with 

newfound friends, secret 

inside jokes with some really 

great ladies, learning how 

to live more simply cooperate, 

and becoming part of a 

community bigger than just 

myself. 

All of these are things 

that have served me well 

and brought me to where I 

am today. 

Do you have a home 

story you’d like me to write 

about? A renovation, a special 

home or a big move? 

Contact sarahj.design@ 

gmail.com to arrange an 

interview. 

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Nice Investment or Owner Occupy, 

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Rabbi Shelley Kovar Becker 

and current officers and 

members. For more information, 

contact the synagogue 

at 860-276-9113. 

MONDAY AUGUST 26 

SOUTHINGTON 

NURSERY OPEN HOUSE. 

6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at 

Plantsville Community 

Nursery School. Questions 

call 860-628-8878. 

TUESDAY AUGUST 27 

SOUTHINGTON 

SOUTHINGTON 

GENEALOGICAL SOCEITY 

WEBINAR. 7:30 p.m. at The 

Orchards. Sponsored by the 

Southington Genealogical 

Society. Prerecorded webinar 

“Ten Hidden Resources 

EVery Genealogist Should 

Know,” by Lisa Alzo. 

SOUTHINGTON 

PARENT INFORMATION 

EVENING. Informational 

meeting on the construction 

on the town’s two middle 

schools. 7 p.m. at DePaolo 

in the auditorium and 7:30 

p.m. at the auditorium for 

Kennedy. 

WEDNESDAY AUG. 28 

OTHER 

CPAP SUPPORT GROUP 

TO HOST TALK. 6:30-8 p.m. 

at Lecture Room 2, New 

Britain General Campus, 

100 Grand St., New Britain. 

Part of Hospital of Central 

Connecticut Sleep Disorder 

Center CPAP Support 

Group. 

THURSDAY AUG. 29 

OTHER 

LECTURE ON KNEE 

ARTHRITIS. 6:30 p.m. at 

SIMPLY AFFORDABLE 

Miscellaneous listings 

the Hospital of Central 

Connecticut New Britain 

General Campus, 100 Grand 

St., New Britain. Sponsored 

by the Joint Center. 

SEPT. 3, 4,5 

AREA 

HAZZAN BEN GOLDWA- 

TER. Congregation Kol 

Ami, 1484 Highland, 

Cheshire, will host Hazzan 

Ben Goldwater to High 

Holiday services. Sept. 3 at 

6:30 p.m, Sept. 4, 9 a.m. 

and Sept. 5 at 9 a.m. For 

more info, email Craig 

Goldstin at cheshirefitntess@msn.com 

or Guy 

Darter at sales@darterpress.com. 

THURSDAY SEPT. 5 

SOUTHINGTON 

MUSEUM TRIP. Trip to the 

Intrepid Sea, Air and Space 

Museum in NYC. Sponsored 

by the First Baptist Church 

of Southington. Bus will 

leave from the church parking 

lot at a time to be 

announced. For reservations, 

contact Bev at 621- 

3024. 

SATURDAY SEPT. 7 

SOUTHINGTON 

PIG ROAST AND CLAM 

BAKE. Noon to 6 p.m. 

Sponsored by the 

Southington Elks Lodge, 

114 Main St. $25 for adults 

($30 a the door), $10 for 

children, children under 5 

are free. For tickets or more 

info, contact the lodge 

at(860) 628-6682. 

SOUTHINGTON 

SUPERFUND SITE OPEN 

HOUSE. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 

the SRSNE Superfund Site 

at 90 Lazy Lane (across the 

street from the police station). 

Will include EPA, 

CTDEEP and representatives 

from potentially 

responsible parties to provide 

information and answer 

questions about the upcoming 

remediation at the site. 

MONDAY SEPT 9 

SOUTHINGTON 

HONOR AND REMEMBER 

9/11. The Summit at 

Plantsville presents Ronan 

Tynan. 7 p.m. Tickets $50. 

Tickets must be purchased 

in advance. Call Barbara or 

Colleen at the Sumit for 

ticket information, 860-268- 

0364. 

SOUTHINGTON 

SOUTHINGTON FESTIVAL 

CHORALE REHEARSAL. 7 

to 9 p.m. at Plantsville 

Congregational Church, 109 

Church St. All are welcome. 

There are no auditions. For 

Festival Chorale announces rehearsals 


Festival Chorale will begin 

rehearsals on Monday, Sept. 

9, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the 

Plantsville Congregational 

Church, 109 Church St. The 

Winter Holiday concert will 

be performed on Sunday, 

Dec. 1, at 3 p.m. at the 

church. 

All are welcome to join 

the chorale. There are no 

auditions. 


call Sally at (860) 426-9822. 

Selected home offerings from: 

Southington, Bristol, Plainville 

Hot Properties 

more information, contact 

Sally at 860-426-9822. 

THURSDAY SEPT 19 

SOUTHINGTON 

PARENT INFO SESSION. 7- 

8:30 p.m. at Southington 

Youth Services, 196 North 

Main St. Topic “My Baby’s 

Headed to Middle 

School..Now What? Secrets 

Directly Out of the Mouths 

of Babes. Counselor Lisa 

Crofton to present. For more 

info are to RSVP call 276- 

6281. 

SATURDAY SEPT 21 

SOUTHINGTON 

BRISTOL 

Great House by Owner! 

Lovely neighborhood of 

newer homes. 3 BRs, 

2 1 ⁄2 baths, dining room, 

C/Air, 3-season porch, 

garage, sprinklers, 1645 sq ft 

Excellent Condition! 

Priced 

to Sell! 

23 

See LISTINGS, page 24 

$236,000 

Call 

860-585-8332 

OPEN HOUSE ~ FOREST HILL 

16 Cedar Grove Road, Southington, CT ~ $159,900 

Saturday August 23rd 1pm-3pm 

*Beautiful private lot in most desirable community 

*Open floor plan *Dining room *2 Bedrooms *2 Full Baths 

Dir: Rte. 84 West, Queen St. Exit 32, bottom of ramp take left onto 

Queen St. North. Approximately 8 traffic lights take left onto Town Line 

Road. 4th left onto Sunrise Terrace, 3rd right to Cedar Grove Road. Look 

for Open House signs. 

860-793-0281 800-458 6832 j.sherr@jensencommunities.com 

Visit our website: jensencommunities.com 

Reg # 0014 

31 North Road, Southington, CT 

Price: $117,235 

Agency: Jensen community 

Contact: Jan (860) 793-0281 or email 

TGSales@jensencommunities.com 

Features: Brand New Home!! Oversized galley 

kitchen, casual dining room open floor plan to 

living room. 2 bedrooms, 2 full baths, master 

bedroom with private bath. Appliances include Gas 

Self Cleaning Range Garbage disposal, over range 

microwave. 6’ Front porch, 10x10 utility building 

Enjoy comfort and energy efficient year round with 

gas heat and central air. Whether you are looking to 

move to a retirement community or just right size 

your life, move to a Jensen community and Get In 

On The Good Life!® 

BRISTOL - Orchard Hill Condos – Simply gorgeous is 

the only way to describe this home. So many extras; 

coffered ceiling, crown molding, raised paneling, 

granite, HW floors, 3 BRs, 2.5 baths, 2 car garage, 

natural gas, a gorgeous covered patio to enjoy the 

amazing views, and privacy on cul de sac. ASKING 

$399,900. 

BRISTOL - A NICE 4 BEDROOM RANCH w/hardwood 

floors throughout, a nice 3 season porch to enjoy your 

morning coffee or relax after a hard day, a fireplaced 

LR, and a lower level FR and garage. REDUCED TO 

$229,900. 

THE BEST AT 

WHAT WE DO! 

860-589-2100 

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BRISTOL - DON’T MISS THIS ONE-OWNER HOME! 

Well maintained & beautifully updated Colonial on the 

Plainville/Southington side of Bristol. Enjoy the 

comfortable 1st floor FR w/built-ins & fp, formal LR & 

DR, spacious eat-in kitchen w/skylite, granite & 

appliances leads to a private deck, MBR w/expandable 

area over FR, 3 BRs, 2.5 baths, and walk-up attic. All 

located on a private lot. Agent related. REDUCED TO 

$299,900. http://www.255poitrasrd.com 

BRISTOL - AS CUTE AS CAN BE, nothing to do but 

move in and enjoy this 3 bedroom Ranch w/eat-in 

kitchen, economical gas heat, large patio and fenced in 

yard. ALL FOR $154,900. 

CONDOS FOR SALE IN BRISTOL! 

POLKVILLE CONDOS ON MIX STREET - A 

METICULOUS END UNIT TOWNHOUSE w/3 BRs, 3.5 

baths, FR w/fireplace, MBR w/vaulted ceiling & balcony, 

full bath w/soaking tub, finished basement w/fp & BR, a 

great in-law set up, garage. In country setting but yet 

conveniently located. Nothing to do but move in. 

ASKING $249,900. 

SHELIA COURT CONDOS - ANYTHING GOES! 

Purchase or Rent with Option. What a great deal being 

offered with this 4 room condo with 2 BRs, 1.5 baths, 

garage, central air, and ONLY $129,900. Start Your 

Financial Future Here! 

DIVINITY GARDENS CONDOS - TASTEFULLY 

DECORATED this Townhouse w/2 large BRs, 1.5 baths, 

possible 3rd BR or finished rec. room in basement, 

plenty of storage, laminated floors, atrium doors off the 

deck, and a carport. ALL THIS FOR ONLY $121,900. 

116 Dino Road, Bristol, CT 

Price: $269,900 

Agency: Century 21 A-Gold Action Realty, Inc. 

Contact: Paula Ray (860) 589-1111 Ext 234 

Features: Meticulously maintained 7 room split 

level, featuring 4 spacious bedrooms. 2 full baths, 

remodeled bath with whirlpool, remodeled eat-in 

kitchen with breakfast bar, tile floors and lots of 

cabinetry, living and dining room with fireplace, 

very spacious lower level family room with 

fireplace and bar, newer roof and furnace, open 

porch, patio, above ground pool, 2 car garage. 

Brought to you by: 

213 Spring St., Southington, CT 

NEW 

TO MARKET 

30 Dale Drive, Southington, CT 

Price: $220,000 

Agency: Prudential Southington 

Contact: Carrie (860) 378-3220 

Features: Nice Ranch home with 3 bedrooms, 2 full 

baths, detached garage, thermal windows, LR w/FP, 

HW floors, on a great cul-de-sac location. 

08/23/13 

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From page 23 

TOWN WIDE TAG SALE. 

Sponsored by the Arc of 

Southington. Rain date 

Sunday, Sept. 22. Tag sale 

open to local residents, held 

at their individual locations. 

A listing of the tag sales is 

available for $1 from 

iDEALS, Surplus Outlet, 

Price Chopper, The Little 

Red Store and Tops Market. 

Miscellaneous listings 

To participate, contact Arc 

at 860-628-9220 x 100. 

SUNDAY SEPT 22 

SOUTHINGTON 

BUS TRIP TO NYC. 

Sponsored by the Sons of 

Italy. Bus leaves Sons of 

Italy parking lot at 8:30 a.m. 

and NYC at 5 p.m. $30 per 

person, due at sign up. See 

bartender for more information. 

SATURDAY OCT 5 

SOUTHINGTON 

CLASS OF 1983 REUNION. 

At Hawk’s Landing. 

Addresses of classmates 

needed. Email 

shs1983classreunion@gmail 

.com with information. 

SCT: Seeking volunteers, sponsors to keep doors open 

From page 1 

Between selling tickets 

and building sets, volunteers 

have a number of job 

titles to choose from. A single 

membership costs $12, 

and the organization also 

invites local businesses to 

help sponsor a show. Tickets 

per show cost between $12 

and $15. Amanda said any 

support the theater receives 

from the community will 

help plan for future shows. 

“People are often surprised 

at how much it costs 

to put up a production, but 

after paying for rights, custodial 

fees for the schools, 

costumes, scripts, props—it 

adds up,” Amanda said. 

“[SCT] has been a part of the 

Southington community for 

almost 60 years, and it 

would be heartbreaking to 

see it go away.” 


Community Theater began 

in 1956 when the Drama 

Group of the Southington 

Woman’s Club staged 

“Goodbye My Fancy” and 

then “Jane” in 1957. 

According to SCT’s website, 

the idea of community theater 

sprouted when members 

of the Woman’s Club 

organized funds to continue 

productions. Since then, the 

theater became the first 

non-professional group to 

produce “My Fair Lady,” and 

according to a previous 

readers’ poll stated in the 

Hartford Advocate, readers 

of that publication voted the 

theater as the third best 

place to see community theater 

in Hartford County. 

“The impact that SCT 

has had on my life cannot 

be overstated,” Amanda 

said. “There are so many 

creative and artistic people 

in town who have found 

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SCT to be a wonderful creative 

outlet.” 

The theater is also a 

part of Heidi’s family. Heidi 

has a passion for acting, and 

so do her children. She grew 

up near the theater and 

became an understudy for a 

role in its production of 

“Oliver.” Her husband Tony 

also loves the stage, and 

now serves as vice president 

of the theater and as director. 

He will direct the theater’s 

next production, 

“Steel Magnolias,” in 

December. 

“I’ve watched [the theater] 

grow,” Heidi said. “I 

don’t want to see it come to 

an end.” 

Anyone who wishes to 

get involved in Southington 

Community Theater can 

contact Amanda Savio at 

amanda_savio@yahoo.com 

Sharon O’Brien 

Co-Owner 

Paul Kalinowski 

Co-Owner 

“We’ll Get You Moving!!” 

Artist: Teen takes advantage of opportunity 

From page 1 


encouraged him to do the 

same. 

“Dan has his sketch 

pad at all times,” said 

Barbara Angiletta, one of 

Daniel’s art teachers. “He is 

very self-driven.” 

Over the course of the 

school year, Daniel created 

his own self-portrait, taking 

the time to create each 

stroke with his left hand. 

Nancy Chiero, a transition 

coordinator at the high 

school, said she was in awe 

when she saw the completed 

masterpiece. When she 

saw an advertisement in 

the newspaper about a contest 

for artists with disabilities 

at Paris in Plantsville 

Art Gallery in town, Chiero 

knew this was an opportunity 

for Daniel to let his 

work shine through. 

“Daniel has come 

alive,” Chiero said. “He is an 

inspiration to all of us.” 

When the judges 

announced Daniel as the 

MUST 

SEE! 

first prize winner, Denise 

said she was ecstatic. She 

also said the contest 

brought her son joy as well 

as a sense of fulfillment. 

“He was all smiles,” she 

said. “He feels like a man 

now.” 

One of the judges, Sean 

Dudley, said Daniel’s selfportrait 

spoke to him. 

“The fragmented portions 

of the compositions 

were symbolic of what 

might be his life or even 

someone else’s life that may 

have similar life experiences 

that are faced with 

overcoming personal hurdles 

successfully,” he said. 

Daniel’s self-portrait is 

not the only work of art he 

created. His artistic journey 

began a few years ago and 

since then, Daniel has 

experimented with different 

forms of art including 

painting, landscape portraits, 

and photography. All 

it takes is once glance at a 

picture, and Daniel can 

emulate every stroke just 

through memorization. 

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FLR, dining area, off of the main family 

room on the upper level is deck that 

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swimming pool and entire property. The 

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Daniel’s mother said she 

looks forward to her student’s 

artistic future. 

“It amazes me what he 

can do with one hand,” 

Denise said. “He’s going 

places and will go further.” 

As the years have 

passed, Denise has seen 

Daniel come out of his 

shell. Although he still 

struggles with certain 

everyday tasks, Denise said 

her son has shown 

improvements in his 

speech and also in dressing 

himself. 

“He’s been speaking 

more, drawing more, and 

he is always on the computer 

looking for a picture to 

sketch,” she said. 

PLYMOUTH 

Built in The Nineties! 6 room ranch 

situated on 1.03 acres, featuring 3 

bedrooms, 2 full baths, fireplaced living 

room, front porch, one car garage. Call 

Paula Ray- $172,000 

Paula Ray 

Owner/Broker 

SOUTHINGTON - Stunning 3,360 sf, 8 RM, 

4 BR, 3 bath Colonial, beautiful kitchen with 

granite, ss, an island & large pantry , amazing 

DR. Situated on a 5.79 acre lot, great horse 

property; potential for 2 stalls. $569,900 

Paul Kalinowski Jr. 203-910-5283 

The Putnam Agency is proud to 

announce their 50th Anniversary! 

OPEN 

SUNDAY 

AUGUST 25 th 

1:00-3:00PM 

SOUTHINGTON • 124 DELAHUNTY DR 

This Delahunty home is a "Master Piece" 

extraordinary decorating, warm & inviting 

color scheme throughout, this Cape features 

a new kitchen with oak cabinets & Corian 

counters, 1st floor master BR suite with 

whirlpool & radiant heated tile floor. $349,900 

DIR: Meriden Ave to 124 Delahunty Dr 

NEW 

P RICE! 

NEW 

PRICE! 

BRISTOL 

"Look no Further" This home has the charm of 

yesteryear, in a quiet area, updated electrical 

refinished hardwood flooring, three bedrooms 

with a possible 4th or 5th bedroom, tons of 

storage, a formal living room and dining room, 

eat in kitchen, full basement, large open front 

porch, two car garage. $142,000 

SOUTHINGTON - Gorgeous, totally remodeled 

2 BR Ranch unit. New kit w/Martin cabs, ss, 

pantry. Beautiful new bath, spacious LR/DR w/ 

FP. Ea BR has sliders to deck, New HVAC, Gar. 

Lots of amenities!! Spring Lake Village. One 

person must be 55+. $132,500 

Sharon O’Brien 860-302-3399. 

NEW 

PRICE! 

SOUTHINGTON 

"Truly Special" Lovely four bedroom, two bath 

home, refreshed kitchen opening to a vaulted 

family room with gas fireplace, finished lower 

level, formal dining room, hardwood flooring, 

storage galore, 1st floor laundry, two car 

garage, set on a level lot. $279,900 

SOUTHINGTON 

"Talk of the Town" What a perfect addition to the 

Southington market, this captivating lot in a quiet area 

has an in ground pool, lovely landscaping, pergola 

and deck, the attention to details shines thru this 

three BR, two BA home, a welcoming foyer invites 

you into the 24' x 14' sun drenched LR, the 1st floor 

MBR suite, C/air, upper level FR and quality 

completes this home. $369,500 

WOLCOTT - Beautiful 3BR, 2 bath Cape w/ 

contemporary flair! Open flr plan w/cath ceiling, 

skylights, FP & slider to deck, FDR, 1st floor 

MBR, fin w/o bsmt, 2-car gar under plus 2-car 

detached gar w/beautiful finished space above 

for office or other possibilities . $395,000 

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is great for the 1st time buyers, an expandable 2nd 

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kitchen with appliances and details, hardwood 

flooring, outside screened gathering patio, one car 

detached garage. $220,000 

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"Tranquil Views" This one owner Contemporary 

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bedrooms, three baths, living room with cathedral 

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Transportation 

Auto for sale 

'89 CHEVY BLAZER New battery and 

brakes. $1,000 or best offer. 860-589- 

6447. 

BMW 00 740IL 4 dr, V8, AT, all power, 

cold AC, 140K, real nice $3850. Call 

203-217-2676 

CHEVROLET 98 Lumina. cold AC, 

runs new $1450. 

Call 203-560-3375 

FORD 02 Taurus Wgn., 3.0 AT, all power, 

ice cold air, runs like new $1800. 

203-217-2676 

FORD 10 Mustang GT Premium 

black/red, 16K, $24,500 or best offer. 

203-233-2384 after 5pm. 

HONDA 95 Civic 4 DR, 4 cyl, 5sp, all 

power, moon roof, cold AC, runs 

exc. $1450 203-217-2676 

HONDA 95 Civic runs excellent, 34- 

39MPG 4dr, Pioneer Ipod/CD,5sp, 

airbags. 203K, new exhaust, tires, 

battery $1999/best 203-758-7233 

HONDA 95 Civic. Runs excellent. 35- 

40 mpg, 4 dr, 5 spd, Pioneer Ipod/CD, 

airbags, 202k. New exhaust, battery 

& tires. $1999/best. 203-758-7233 

HYUNDAI SONATA 1998. 140,000 

miles. Needs minor repairs. $3,000 

OBO. 860-518-2289. 

LINCOLN 93 Towncar, runs great, remote 

start, nice car 123K 

$1950/best. 203-525-9133 

MERCEDES BENZ 95 C220 4 dr, 

leather, all power fully loaded 

$3200/best 203-217-8329. 

MITSUBISHI 03 Outlander AWD 114K, 

rack, tires, great shape, good 

mileage $5195. 

203-263-0048 

OLDSMOBILE 96 Regency 4dr 97K V6 

AT loaded lthr runs / looks new 

$1750. 203-217-2676 

SUBARU 02 Outback wgn awd 135k at 

new wtr pump/tim belt $3250 203- 

982-8780 

TOYOTA 05 Prius exc. cond. Priced for 

quick sale! $5000. Call 203-982-3150 

TOYOTA 95 Camry 4dr., black, 4 cyl., 5 

spd, PS, ice cold AC, runs new $1850. 

203-217-2676 

TOYOTA 99 Solera runs well, high mi, 

4 cyl, PW, PL, clean int. $2300/best. 

203-214-8388 

TRIUMPH TR6 compl nuts/bolt resto 

National Award winner $22K/best. 

203-757-0679 

VOLKSWAGEN 99 Passat, m/rf, new 

stereo, runs well, regular maint, minor 

damage 128K $2700. 203-206- 

7427 

Motorcycles 

Motor Bikes 

HARLEY DAVIDSON 05 Springer Softtail, 

6500 miles, $11,000. 

Call 753-7232 or 203-910-1256 

Motorcycles 

Motor Bikes 

HARLEY DAVIDSON 98 Dyna Wide 

Glide Mint cond, lots of chrome 

$6500. 203-598-6643 

HONDA 03 VT750 Shadow ACE 

w/2,106 miles in excellent condition. 

$3,000. Many extras. 860-585-8626 

Sport utility 

CHEVROLET 96 Blazer LS, 4dr, 70,000 

orig. mil. Clean. $2350. Call 203-525- 

0608 

Trucks & vans 

DODGE 01 Dakota 100K mi. in good 

condition,, drives good. $4,500. 203- 

565-6152 

FORD 00 Windstar Cargo Van. Blue, 

$1500/best. New tires. Call 203-419- 

5302 lv msg. 

FORD 04 F-250 Super Duty ext cab 8' 

bed 4x4 gas motor, AT, air, all power, 

runs exc. $6000/best. 203-598-6643 

FORD 04 F-350 4x4 pwr stroke 

111,000mi 5" turbo back mbrp exhaust 

SCT programmer new mud 

tires runs great / fast $19,000. 203- 

446-7836 

FORD 95 F150 200k mi., runs fine 

$1800 Call 203-231-8049 

HONDA 00 Odessey V6 well maint immac 

looks/runs exc. hwy mi $4800 

203-758-9800 

Parts & Repair 

TIRE NEW 

265/75R R15. $50. Call 203-723-9571 

VOLVO WHEELS & TIRES (4) 17x7.5 

rims w/general Gmax ZR tires. Tires 

like new, under 12K mi. $650 203- 

598-3301 

Automotive 

wanted 

CASH FOR CARS: Any Make, Model 

or Year. We pay more! Running or 

not, sell your car or truck today. Free 

towing. Instant Offer: 1-800-871- 

0654. 

WRECKED VEHICLES WANTED HIGHEST 

CASH PRICES PAID. Check out our 

website for hard-to-find parts. Se Habla 

Espanol. 

Tom's 203-573-5601 

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Recreational 

Vehicles 

Airplanes & services 

Boats & accessories 

Campers & trailers 

Snowmobiles 

Campers 

& trailers 

2004 CAMPER FLAGSTAFF 

27 feet, like new, $5,200. 

860-845-7619 

CARGO TRAILER to be pulled by motorcycle 

or small car $600/best offer. 

203-757-0679 

HARTLAND 10 Bighorn 36 ft, loaded, 

exc. cond. $36,000/best. 860-484- 

4634 

MINI MOTORHOME 20ft. sleeps 4. 

Clean. Chev. 350. $8,000. 860-747- 

8200. 

Careers 

Healthcare 

CNA's / HHA's 

Tired of the 2 hour running around? 

Prefer to work longer shifts or LIVE-IN 

care? HIRING NOW! Car req'd. for Non 

Live In Aides CRIMINAL CHECK REQ. 

203-648-9411 M-F 10-4 

HUMAN SERVICES 

FRIENDS OF NEW MILFORD INC is hiring. 

Candidates should possess experience 

working with developmental disabled 

individuals, including those with 

autism, ABA knowledge as well as DDS 

knoweledge is pref. Salary based on 

exp. Benefits and PTO are offered to 

eligible employees. Please inquire 

within: 860-355-5343 

MEDICAL RECEPTIONIST 20 hrs/wk. 

Afternoon and eves. Immed. opening. 

Wtby Psychiatric office. Strong communication 

skills req'd. Medical and ins. 

background a plus. Fax resume to: 203- 

754-3196 

RECEPTIONIST FT for busy front desk. 

Answer phone, direct calls, provide info, 

schedule appts. Data entry, faxing, 

scanning, tracking files. Pleasant and 

professional phone manner and exc. 

computer skills essential. Send resume: 

RECEPTIONIST, Po Box 806, Torrington, 

CT. 06790 EOE 

Recovery Peer Support Worker 

Part time qualified recovery coach 

needed to work with consumers with 

co-occurring mental health and 

substance use disorders. Duties: 

outreach to referred clients, lead a 

peer support group, and connect 

consumers to community resources. 

Qualifications: in recovery from dual 

disorders for a minimum of one year, 

empathic, maintain confidentiality, 

maturity and dependability. Fax 

resume and cover letter to 203-596- 

9675 or email to 

mbelletti@ccaoh.org. No Calls. 

Help wanted 

A TECH Established, consistent volume 

complete auto repair center seeking a 

professional diagnostic A-Tech. Also 

hiring B-Tech with strong alignment 

skill set. Call 860-945-6000 

APPOINTMENT SETTERS PT Flex hr Exp. 

pref Dependable & strong speaking 

voice req. 203-758-6559 

APPRENTICESHIP International Union 

of Elevator Constructors Local 91 Joint 

Apprenticeship Program will be 

accepting applications on the following 

dates: September 16, 2013 thru 

September 27, 2013 Monday thru Friday, 

8:00 AM to 12:00 PM and 12:30 PM to 4:30 

PM. Applications will be taken at the 

Local 91 Union office, 914 Main Street, 

Room 203, East Hartford, CT 06108. The 

Local 91 JAC anticipates the possibility of 

2 openings. All applicants must apply in 

person. Applicants must be at least 18 

years of age to apply. Applicant must 

bring a photo ID. Applicant must provide 

a COPY of his/her high school diploma, 

high school transcript, or GED. Applicant 

must pass an entrance exam and sit for 

an interview at a later date. 

The Elevator Constructors are an Equal 

Opportunity Employer. 

AUTO TECHNICIAN exp'd. Full time. 

Competitive salary. 

Call 203-520-1256. 

BUSY HOUSECLEANING SERVICE is 

looking for daytime house cleaners. 

Service areas mainly in Avon, Farmington 

and Simsbury. Must be excellent/detailed 

cleaner, reliable, 

and have own transportation. $10 + 

hr. + tips. Call Ann 860-673-1943. 

CARPENTER framing & general 

carpentry. Hardworking and energetic. 

Call 860-307-9245 

CARPENTER resid'l remod. need 5 yrs. 

min. exp. Must have tools & transp. 

Working knowledge of all phases of 

resid'l remod. exp. Ben. & med. ins. Call 

203-888-0555 

CARPENTER skilled rough finish, car & 

tools a must. Drug & Bkgrnd ck, 1099. 

Able work & supervise 860-307- 2025 

CDL-A DRIVERS: Hiring experienced 

company drivers and owner operators. 

Solo and teams. Competitive 

pay package. Sign-on incentives. 

Call 888-705-3217 or apply online at 

www.drivenctrans.com 

City of Waterbury 

Accepting applications for: 

➤ LIBRARY PAGE 

➤ LIBRARIAN IV 

Accepting Applications: Civil Service 

Office, Chase Municipal Bldg,236 

Grand St., Wtby, CT 06702. EOE 

M/F/H/V 

Visit our website at 

www.waterburyct.org 

Place Your 

Classified Ad 

Online 

stepsaver.com 

Help wanted 

CNC Swiss & Lathe Setup 1st 

Shift 

Seeking experienced CNC Swiss setup 

person. Responsibilities include setting 

up and programming Star, 

Tsugami Swiss and Nakamura 

machines from blueprint to finished 

part, ensuring operators are trained 

to gage parts and monitor machines 

after they're setup. Candidate must 

work within a team environment and 

have good communication skills as 

this position interacts daily with 

management. This position is for a 

serious set up lead person to work in 

a growing shop. Compensation D.O.E. 

$20.00-$30.00hr, some overtime and 

Saturdays are available. 

We offer vacation, medical, 401K, life 

and disability insurance. Please forward 

resume to be considered for 

this immediate opening. Fax – 

203.773.9526 or Email – 

sales@jamesmfg.com 

CONSTRUCTION HELP 

With CDL license. Health insurance, 

sick, personal, vacation pay. Profit 

sharing. Top pay. Immed. openings. 

Call 203-281-1494 

DRIVER ~ SEASONAL 

OIL/PROPANE 

Must have CDL w/HAZMAT, Tanker, 

Air Brakes. Min. 2 yr oil/propane exp 

only apply. Mon-Fri. 9a-4p MUSCO 

FUEL 585 Wolcott Rd, Wolcott 

DRIVER wanted 26' box truck. FT. Hours: 

3am-11am. Mon-Fri. Lifting req'd. Clean 

driving record req'd. Transp. & cell 

phone req'd. Sartintg salary $9.00/HR. 

No medical benefits. CDL not req'd. 

Serious inquiries only. Call 888-245-2974 

DRIVERS-OWNER OPERATORS Local/Regional 

Freight Average $2000 

Sign on Bonus Average 

$150,000/year No Touch Freight No 

Forced Dispatch Min 2 yr T/T experience. 

Call BTT: 877-378-4288. 

DRIVERS P/T PSL w/STV endorsement 

req. Drive school children. Good pay 

203-879-6221 

Education 

LONG-TERM 

GERMAN SUBSTITUTE 

Housatonic Valley Regional High 

School 

·The position will serve high school 

students 

·Time Frame: Late August through mid 

October 

·Sarting Salary: $80/day for the first 39 

days then BAI 

·Benefits offered: None 

·Requirements: Must be a team player, 

have a flexible personality and be 

dedicated to student achievement. 

·To Apply: Go to 

www.region1schools.org 

Equal Opportunity Employer 

ELECTRICIANS lic. E-2 3rd & 4th yr. app., 

comm & resid. Email resume then call 

203-757-7429 

carl@mieleelectricpower.com 

EMBROIDERY PRODUCTION TECH 

Dayshift. Exp. necc. Great Pay & working 

environment. Call 

203-272-3451 

EXP. REEFER DRIVERS GREAT 

PAY/Freight Lanes from Presque 

Isle, ME, Boston-Lehigh PA. 800-277- 

0212 or primeinc.com 

Help wanted 

FACILITY & FLEET MANAGER needed. 

Responsible for the day-to-day 

upkeep of All-Star Driver’s facilities & 

fleet. 

Email resume to: 

jobs@all-stardriver.com 

FUEL & FLUID ATTENDANT needed to 

service our school bus fleet in Prospect. 

★★★ 

This is a part-time, early morning position 

that includes some light vehicle 

repair and maintenance in our bus yard. 

Apply in person at 

★★★ 

All-Star Transportation 

Grammar Avenue, Prospect 

203-758-5989 

HAIRSTYLIST Needed 

for salon in Woodbury. 

License required. 

Call 203-263-6330 

HOMEMAKERS, COMPANIONS, and 

Personal Care Assistants. Immediate 

openings. Help At Home, Inc. 

needs reliable, compassionate staff 

to work with the elderly in the 

home. Light housekeeping, errands 

and personal care. Must have own 

car. Call 860-678-8818. 

Information Systems Technician 

City of Torrington 

Provides administrative support for 

MS Windows environment. Min 

Qualifications, A+ certification, MCSE 

or MCP preffered, proficiency in 

desktop & mobile device 

repair/maintenance. 10 yrs progressively 

responsible experience. Salary 

to $57,000 w/ excellent benefits. 

Applications available online at 

www.torringtonct.org or call 860-489- 

2394. Application must be received by 

8/30/2013 to be considered. AA/EOE 

Help wanted 

NOW HIRING! 

NARDELLI’S 

GRINDER SHOPPE 

405 Queen Street 

Southington. 

Must be 18 or older. 

Applications 

available at location. 

Food experience helpful. 

Labor, General 

Utility Worker, FT 

$9.00/hr. 

StepSaver newspaper in Southington 

seeks a reliable worker to operate 

and maintain equipment. Stack, 

move, label and assemble printed 

products. Operate pallet jack. Clean 

work areas. Experience driving a 

light truck a “plus”. 

Must be able to lift, move 50 lbs. 

Generally Mon. – Fri., 8 AM to 4-6PM. 

Must stay until work is done 

for the shift and be available for 

overtime. 

Drug test and physical. 

Excellent benefits: Health, Vision, Life, 

Dental Insurances; and 401(k) with 

company matching contributions. 

Please apply to: 

Email: ss-hr@rep-am.com 

Subject line must contain 

Gen Labor 8-9-13 

Fax: 203-573-9432 

When responding, you must include a 

resume or summary of your work 

experience. 

Equal opportunity employer. 

LABORER/DRILL RIG HELPER Test boring 

rig. Valid driver’s license a must. CDL A 

or B a plus. Construction/heavy 

equipment operation a plus. Fax resume 

203-264-3414 or email application to: 

alecia@soiltestinginc.net 

LAYOUT PERSON Experienced for 

Stairs, Rails, & Misc. Metals. Send 

resume to: 

gwf@snet.net 

M A N U F A C T U R I N G 

★ 

ALTEK Electronics, Inc. 

has immediate openings for the following 

positions: 

Assemblers 

Electronic Techs 

SMT Machine Operators 

Thru-Hole Solderers 

Please email resumes to 

jobs@altekcompany.com 

or fax to (860) 496-7113 

or apply in person at 

89 Commercial Blvd. 

Torrington, CT EOE 

MANAGEMENT & STYLIST Positions 

available for hair salon in Southbury. 

Contact owner, 203-444-2610




Help wanted 

MANUFACTURING 

ECC, a growing, high volume, semiautomatic 

manufacturing company 

is seeking bright, energetic, team 

players w/great attitudes. 

Immediate openings for 2nd & 3rd 

shift MANUFACTURING OPERATORS 

are available. Exp. a plus, will train 

right candidates. Must be reliable, 

dependable & have transportation. 

We offer an excellent work environment 

and benefits. Apply in person 

between 9am – 4pm. No phone calls 

ECC is an EOE. 

Electric Cable Compounds 

108 Rado Drive 

Naugatuck, CT 06770 

MANUFACTURING 

Gregor Technologies, a division of 

Metals USA, specializes in Contract 

Manufacturing for various 

commercial, defense and scientific 

OEMs. 

We have excellent manufacturing 

opportunities at our Torrington CT 

location: 

·CNC Milling Operator 1st shift 

·CNC Milling/Turning Operator 2nd 

shift 

·Precision Sheet Metal Fabricator 2nd 

shift 

·Electro/Mechanical Assembler – 1st 

shift 

·Prior metals manufacturing 

experience preferred 

We offer a competitive starting salary 

and benefits package plus the 

opportunity to grow into a 

professional position. Please submit 

your application and resume online: 

https://www. 

apply2jobs.com/ 

MetalsUSA 

EOE/M/F/D/V 

MECHANICS 

Semi Trailer Dealership in need of trailer 

mechanics for repair facility. 

Should have mechanic tools. Benefits 

avail, pay DOE. 

Apply: Atlantic Star Trailers 

405 Industrial Ave. 

Cheshire, CT 06410 

203-250-8000 

PAINTER experienced with valid lic. & 

own transp. Refs. and bkgrnd ck done. 

203-465-8403 

Paralegal/Legal Assistant 

Experience preferred. Excellent pay 

and benefits. Civil 

litigation/personal injury. 

Downtown Waterbury Law Firm. 

Please send resume to: RA1297 c/o 

Rep-Amer, Po Box 2090, Wtby, CT. 

06722 

PART TIME 

Covenant Security Services, a national 

security provider is hiring for a parttime 

security officers in New Milford, 

CT. Must have HS Diploma/GED, at 

least 21 yrs. old, basic computer 

skills, valid driver’s license and CT 

Guard License a plus. Apply online at 

shandra.dickson@ 

covenantsecurity.com 

Part Time, Full Time, All Shifts. 

Naugatuck/ Middlebury area. Must 

be dependable with reliable 

transportation. Apply in person: 489 

Middlebury Rd. Middlebury CT. 

PLUMBING & HEATING mech & 

apprentice. Ind/com/res. Email or fax 

resume 

plghtgtechwtby@aol.com 

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION CO. seeks 

Maintenance/Garage 2nd shift 

Supervisor. This is a safety sensitive 

position requiring at least 3 year's 

supervisory experience. Background 

in mechanics and/or maintenance a 

plus. 

Mon-Fri., 3pm-12am with full company 

paid benefits. 

Applications being taken at: 

North East Transportation 

1717 Thomaston Ave 

Waterbury, CT. 06704 

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION CO. seeks 

Maintenance/Garage 2nd shift 

Supervisor. This is a safety sensitive 

position requiring at least 3 year's 

supervisory experience. Background 

in mechanics and/or maintenance a 

plus. 

Mon-Fri., 3pm-12am with full company 

paid benefits. 

Applications being taken at: 

North East Transportation 

1717 Thomaston Ave 

Waterbury, CT. 06704 

NO PHONE CALLS 

EOE M/F/D/V 

Help wanted 

Residential Group Home Counselors 

needed for the following: Part-Time 

1st, 2nd & 3rd shifts, Full-Time 2nd & 

3rd shifts; must be able to work 

weekends. Will provide support to 

individuals with developmental 

disabilities in a home environment, 

including community involvement. 

CPR, PMT, First Aid, Med. Cert., 

preferred, but will train. HS/GED 

diploma & valid CT driver’s license for 

5 years is required: proof will be 

requested. A good driving record is 

required. Full-Time/Part-Time 

benefits include medical, dental, 

401K, paid holidays and more. Send 

resume to LARC ATTN: Residential 

Counselor Position 314 Main Street, 

Torrington, CT 06790. E-mail resumes 

to mgiordano@litchfieldarc.org. 

Subject: Residential Counselor 

Position. Position must be referenced 

for consideration. No walk-in 

applicants accepted. EOE/ADA. 

RESTAURANT 

CT restaurant company is looking for 

creative, energetic, hard working 

Head/Sous Chef who can multi-task. 

Min. of 3 yrs exp. in a casual/fine dining 

atmosphere. Competitive salary 

and benefits. Email resume to: 

csense101@aol.com 

RESTAURANT Dishwasher FT AM & PM 

avail. Counter Help, PT Apply in 

person: Matteo Restaurant, 971 Main 

St, Wtn 860-274-9800 

RESTAURANT Exp. Req. Dishwasher, 

$10 per hour. Short Order Cook, 

Servers. Full Time Positions. Country 

Corner Diner Bethany 

203-509-7796 

RESTAURANT line/prep cooks, 

bartenders and waitstaff. Chute Gates, 

372 Main St., Terryville. 

RN Clinical Coordinator 

Medical Oncology 

MidState Medical Center 

➥➥➥ 

The RN Clinical Coordinator functions as 

the case manager, assessing, directing 

and evaluating the nursing care 

provided to patients. You are 

responsible for the coordination of 

departmental activities related to 

patients in the outpatient medical 

oncology dept. Administer 

chemotherapy, collect results of 

diagnostic studies and participate in 

team conferences, maintaining 

knowledge of best practices in 

oncology nursing. 

Qualifications: Current CT RN license and 

Bachelor’s degree required. Two years 

acute care experience, 1-2 years 

oncology experience required, 

chemotherapy certification and 

previous office practice nursing 

experience preferred. Excellent 

customer service and keyboard skills 

and the ability to oversee the work of 

identified clinical staff. This is a full 

time, 40 hour position Monday – Friday. 

MidState offers competitive salary and 

benefits in a safe and accessible setting 

centrally located in Meriden, CT. To find 

out more about MidState Medical 

Center and to apply on-line, visit our 

website at: www.midstatemedical.org 

Affirmative Action – Equal Opportunity 

Employer 

SEAMSTRESS / TAILOR 

Part Time or Full Time 

Call: 203-263-4415 

Help wanted 

Sports & PE Coordinator 

Northwest CT YMCA Torrington 

Branch is looking for an energetic, 

motivated and organized team player 

with sports &/or PE background. 

Supervises youth and adult programs- 

basketball, volleyball, soccer, 

gymnastics, karate, racquetball & 

more. Must be able teach some programs 

and supervise/ administer 

others. Part time. 

Apply at nwcty.org. 

TEACHER PRE-SCHOOL Waterbury 

School Year. BS in ECE or related field. 

Hrs 8:30-2:30 (neg). Albanian 

speaking a +. Please respond to PO 

Box 11281, Waterbury CT 06703. 

TEMPORARY BLUE HILLS ORCHARD, 

WALLINGFORD, CT needs 12 temporary 

workers 8/26/2013 to 11/9/2013, work 

tools, supplies, equipment provided 

without cost to worker. Housing will be 

available without cost to workers who 

cannot reasonably return to their 

permanent residence at the end of the 

work day. Transportation 

reimbursement and subsistence is 

provided upon completion of 15 days or 

50% of the work contract. Work is 

guaranteed for ¾ of the workdays 

during the contract period. $10.91 per 

hour. Applicants to apply contact CT 

Department of Labor at 860-263-6020. 

Or apply for the job at the nearest local 

office of the SWA. Job order #4559154. 

May perform any combination of tasks 

related to the cultivating and 

processing of fruit, including but not 

limited to driving operations, 

maintenance of farm buildings, 

preparing soil and plants, pruning, 

weeding, thinning and harvesting of 

fruit. May use hand tools such as 

shovel, pruning saw and hoe. Two 

months experience in duties listed 

required. 

TRUCK MECHANIC 

USA Hauling & Recycling is currently 

seeking experienced, highly motivated, 

responsible individuals for Truck 

Mechanics for its Waterbury location. 

Ideal candidates must have 

strong knowledge of heavy equipment 

and diesel engine troubleshooting 

and repair. Welding 

experience is a plus. Excellent pay 

and benefits. To apply, send résumés 

or apply in person to: Rick Laigle, Site 

Manager, 260 Railroad Hill, 

Waterbury, CT 06708, or 

e-mail: rickl@usarecycle.com 

An AA/EEO Employer 

Utilityperson IV - 

Water Department 

TOWN OF WINCHESTER, CT 

The Town of Winchester has an opening 

for a Utilityperson IV in the Water 

Dept. Applicants must possess and 

maintain a current Connecticut 

Motor Vehicle Operator’s CDL by 

time of appt. Candidates must possess 

not less than 5 years of related 

work experience or graduation from 

a vocational/technical school with 2 

years of related experience. 

Complete job description and Civil 

Service application are available 

from the Town Manager’s Office, 

Town Hall, 338 Main Street, Winsted, 

CT 06098 or downloaded at 

www.TownofWinchester.org/Pages/ 

job-postings.aspx. Only completed 

Civil Service Applications will be considered. 

All applications must be 

postmarked no later than Sept. 20, 

2013 and mailed to the Civil Service 

Commission, P. O. Box 41, Winsted, 

CT 06098. EEO/AA/M/F/D/V 


Help wanted 

VOCATIONAL INSTRUCTOR – PT 

–Experienced instructor to work with 

developmentally disabled in day prog.; 

some personal care req’d. Clean driving 

record, prev exp necessary. 8:30am- 

2pm (M-F). Please submit resume to 

Linda Ball, Easter Seals, 22 Tompkins St. 

Wtby, CT. 06708. Fax 203-236-0183. Em: 

lball@eswct.com . E.O.E. 

Schools & 

instruction 

AVIATION MAINTENANCE Training, 

financial aid if qualified. Job placement 

assistance. Call National Aviation 

Academy Today! FAA approved. 

Classes starting soon. 1-800-292- 

3228 or NAA.edu 

Situations 

wanted 

MIDDLE-AGED LADY Looking to take 

care of your loved ones overnight 

while you sleep. Elderly or disabled. 

25 yrs. exp. with excellent references. 

Call 860-977-6606 anytime. 

PCA CAREGIVER I work through Allied 

programs or private. In home 

care. Personal care, light cleaning & 

meal prep. 860-585-9818. Nancy. 

Educational 

Services 

Instruction 

classes 

EMT FALL COURSE 

Classes starting Sept. 11, 2013 

Limited space avail. 203-228-3156 

CLUES ACROSS 

1. Peruvian province 

5. Mama __, rock 

singer 

9. Elephant's name 

14. Yellow edible Indian 

fruit 

15. Arabian Gulf 

16. Lucci's Kane 

character 

17. Minstrel poet 

18. Huxley's fictional 

drug 

19. Atom-bombed 

20. Strangenesses 

23. Mortar's crushing 

partner 

24. Kilocalorie 

25. Very efficient light 

source 

26. Slow oozing 

31. Corpses 

35. Abounding in trees 

36. Total destruction 

37. About aviation 

38. Reveres 

41. Lymphatic throat 

tissue (1 of 2) 

43. Monarch seats 

45. Macaws 

46. Icahn's airline 

47. City railways 

51. Able to be put out 

56. Imitative 

57. Conclusions 

58. Grizzly, black or 

teddy 

Financial 

Business 

opportunities 

BAR & RESTAURANT ~ Waterbury. 

Private, complete turn-key. Sale/lease. 

203-509-4802 

Merchandise 

Appliances 

MOVING: Black fridge, like new. $100. 

860-874-1020. 

SMALL DORM ROOM FRIDGE $25. 

Call 860-276-9285. 

Articles 

for sale 

BED SET and headboard $100. Mattress 

and boxspring free. Call 860- 

736-0098 

BED TODDLER complete $65. Wire safety 

glass - 5x7 sheets. Call 860-484-4586 

BEDROOM SET 10 pieces $750. or $50 

a piece. 860-736-0098. 

BEDROOM SET twin. 6 pc Levitz 2 

dressers w/mirror & nightstand 

$400 203-217-4059 

BENSON OAK FLOORING 8 Boxes, 

covers 14 x 14. sq. ft. $130. 860-583- 

2250. 

BUFFET Antique 16W-36L $75; 2 tables 

antiques $45. 

203-755-6924 

59. Bitstock 

60. Six 

61. The largest continent 

62. Study or work tables 

63. Young children 

64. Large integers 

CLUES DOWN 

1. A French abbot 

2. Civil Rights group 

3. The third hour, 

about 9 a.m. 

4. Am. ventilation 

corporation 

5. A prince's fortified 

building 

Uncle Ted’s 

1. What did you have to buy to get the first 

baseball cards? 

2. Who won 3 Emmy's for his role on 

“I Spy”? 

3. At which hotel was Bobby Kennedy 

shot? 

4. Twister was a disaster movie about 

what? 

5. In sports what is a MVP? 

6. How old was Elvis Presley when he 

died? 

7. Who replaced Timothy Dalton as James 

Bond? 

8. Who was the lead singer with Blondie? 

9. Mickey Dolenz was a member of which 

rock group? 

10. What's the WBC? 

Look inside The Classifieds every week for Uncle Ted’s Trivia 

Find answers in these Classifieds. 

6. Felt deep affection 

for 

7. A tractor-trailer 

8. Noshes 

9. British auto maker 

10. Wild sheep of 

northern Africa 

11. 2-wheeled transport 

12. Breezes through 

13. Radioactivity unit 

21. Neocortical 

temporal lobe 

epilepsy (abbr.) 

22. Frosts 

27. A design or 

arrangement 

28. The class of birds 

29. Pickled ginger 

30. Alkenes 

31. A spoiled child 

32. Arabic agarwood 

perfume 

Got Smarts? 


33. Christian __, 

designer 

34. Japanese waist 

pouch 

39. Lures with desire 

40. Joined by stitching 

41. Locks of hair 

42. Solemn pledge 

44. Most wise 

45. Among 

48. Capital of Morocco 

49. Excessively fat 

50. Murdered 

51. Ireland 

52. Yuletide 

53. Sound of a clock 

or timer 

54. Freshwater mussel 

genus 

55. Amounts of time 

56. Million barrels per 

day (abbr.)



Articles 

for sale 

Articles 

for sale 

Furniture 

Tag/estate 

sales 

Tag/estate 

sales 

Apartments for 

rent 


rent 

27 

CABINETS Solid oak and counter 

tops. Complete kit. $1500. Call 203- 

758-4327 

CALCULATOR TI-83 Plus: Excellent 

condition $30. 

Call 860-621-2563 

DARK MAHOGANY Pine coffee table. 

54" x 19". Like new. $50. 860-589- 

8353. 

DINING ROOM SET (oak) includes 

table, 6 chairs & hutch $400. 203-805- 

1199. 

DOG SUPPLIES med sz sweaters, 

raincoat, harness, leash, extras. All 

for $25 203-264-7111 

DRESSER Antique mahogany dresser 

w/mirror $100. 

plumablue1@gmail.com 

FURNITURE Asst'd 40s, 50s bedrm, 

din. rm, ped. sink. 860-621-1974, 

860-620-4550 

GEMSTONES For Value. Variety to 

choose from. From $600-$1000/best. 

203-591-8227 

GO-CART Needs work. $120. 860-583- 

2250. 

HOME OFFICE L-shaped desk 

66"x29x29 & Maroon lthr hi back 

swivel chr. Both $350/best. 203-699- 

0995 aft 5 

HOT TUB 4yrs. old never been used. 

$3200/best. Must pickup. 203-879- 

9201; 203-560-7263 

HOT TUB/SPA: 2013 Model, 5-6 person, 

46 jets, Waterfall, LED Lighting. 

Ozonator, All options w/cover. 

Brand new still in package, never 

hooked up. Full Warranty. Original 

Cost $7,000 Sacrifice $2,950.00. Can 

Deliver (203) 232-8778. 

KAYTEE BIRD CAGE Model KT032WH, 

20" D x 24" W x 59" H. Like new! Paid 

$240. asking $100. Call Kathy at 860- 

621-2381. 

MANICURE TABLE mauve color, never 

used. Asking $150 Call 860-274- 

9936 

ORIENTAL RUGS: 8x10, blue & cream 

$100. 3' round $25, 12' runner $25. 

Call 860-276-0491. 

PAPER END ROLLS 

Starting at $4.00 up. Various sizes 

and weights. Great for packing, 

wrapping, children's art projects 

etc. Available at Step Saver, 213 

Spring Street, Southington. Mon.- 

Fri. 8:30am-5:00pm. 

PATIO SET 5 piece w/ 4 cushions. 

Good cond. Metal frame, glass top. 

203-706-8864 

PLAYSTATION 2 BUNDLE Includes 

PS2, 10 games, 2 controllers, 2 memory 

cards. $65. Call 860-538-7307. 

PLAYSTATION SYSTEM with 3 controllers 

games included $50 

Call 860-621-6311 

SURROUND SOUND SYSTEM Very 

good cond. Everything included. 

Best Offer. Large bird houses, all 

prices. 860-314-9535. 

TABLE white tiled top with 4 chairs. 

42x58" like new. $150. Call 203-527- 

3102 

TRAMPOLINE Fitness AB Mini circle 

& mini indoor Trampoline. $35 each, 

like new. Call 860-589-2395. 

TWIN XL BEDDING 2 sets (quilt, 

sheets, etc) $15, storage cube $15, 

HP B&W printer &50, 860-919-5234, 

leave message 

VAC Electrolux stick vac with removable 

mini vac. New $50 or best offer. 

860-621-8160 

VERMONT MILK CAN Good cond. 

Needs Paint. $15. 860-747-8200. 

WEBER GAS GRILL with propane 

tank. $40. Need to bring wire cutters 

as lock is rusted. Leave message. 

860-305-2785. 

WEBER NEW PREM GRILL COVER, fits 

2 brnr Genesis $20. BO. Weber 23" 

cooking grate $5. 860-261-5245. 

WHEELCHAIR Only 3 mons. old. Cost: 

$5,521. Selling for $1,000. 860-628- 

5111. 

WII SYSTEM for sale with 2 controls 

$50 

Call 860-621-6311 

WOMEN'S BICYCLE Murray 10spd. 

$50, 2 pine end tables, $50.00 ea pine 

coffee table $65.00. 860-747-6902 

YANKEE PELLET STOVE Model Lopi. 

Exc. cond. 5/6 seasons old. $1200. 

Brand new Dell printer 1135N, in box 

not opened. $80. 860-681-1217. 

Auctions 

WANTED TO PURCHASE Antiques & 

Fine Art, 1 item or entire Estate or 

Collection, Gold, Silver, Coins, Jewelry, 

Toys, Oriental Glass, China, 

Lamps, Books. Textiles, Paintings, 

Prints, almost anything old. Evergreen 

Auctions 973-818-1100. Email 

evergreenauction@hotmail.com 

Collectibles 

& crafts 

NINTENDO 64 Jeopardy factory 

sealed 1996 made in Japan, $75. 203- 

912-5420 BRISTOL CT 

Feed & fertilizer 

TOPSOIL ~ SCREENED FILL Crushed 

Stone~ Fill Process Pickup/Delivery 203- 

596-1354 

Furniture 

BRISTOL MOVING SALE Solid maple 9 

pc dining rm set; 2 maple bedrm 

sets, piano, all exc. condition. Call 

Ed before 4pm. anyday 860-810-5734 

ENTERTAINMENT CABINET including 

T.V. Maple hardwood 48"H, 51"W, 

17"D. $200. or BO. 860-583-4298 

GLIDER SWIVEL ROCKER w/ottoman, 

Dk. blue background, floral print. 

$80. 860-216-7360. 

KITCHEN TABLE with hutch, and 5 

chairs. $475. or best offer. 860-736- 

0098. 

MOVING SALE: Fruitwood Hutch, Buffet, 

Table with 6 chairs $600. 860-621- 

3309. 

Machinery 

& tools 

BANDSAW Wilton 14" Tradesman 

1HP, 8 speed Model 8201 s/n 1148212 

$200. 860-585-8626 

SAWMILLS from only $4897-Make 

money & save money with your 

own bandmill-Cut lumber any dimension. 

In stock ready to ship. 

Free Info & DVD: www.Norwood- 

Sawmills.com 1-800-578-1363 ext. 

300-N 

Musical 

merchandise 

STUDENT VIOLIN w/bow and case. 

$75. Call 860-585-6861. 

VIOLIN, FLUTE, CLARINET, TRUMPET 

Trombone, amplifier, Fender guitar 

$69 each. Cello, upright bass, Saxophone, 

French horn, drums $185 

each. Tuba, Baritone horn. Hammond 

organ, others 4 sale. 

1-516-377-7907. 

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BRISTOL: 173 Broad St. Fri. & Sat. 8/23 

& 8/24, 9am-2pm. Professional 

sewing machines, Drapery material, 

sewing notions, rods, tools etc. 

BRISTOL: 181 French St. Fri. & Sat. 

8/23 & 8/24, 9-3pm. 

BRISTOL MOVING SALE August 25th 

10am.-5pm. 219 South Street Ext. 

Furniture, tables, lamps, pictures, 

dishes, glasses furs, coats, clothing 

, dolls, books, collectible items and 

much more. Rain or Shine... 

FORESTVILLE: 78 Metro St. Sat. 8/24, 

8-3pm. Furniture, Household items, 

rugs, clothes and more. 

MOVING SALE: Plainville, 20 Metacomet 

Rd. Sat. & Sun. 8am-3pm. Furniture, 

household items, floral 

arrangements, books, antique piano 

and more. 

PLAINVILLE 135 New Britain Ave, Wild 

Oak Court Unit 31. Estate/Moving Sale. 

Lovely current quality furniture, bedrm, 

living, dining, office, art work, hsld. Sat. 

8/24, 9-4, Sun. 8/25. 9-1. Please park in 

spaces for visitors. 

SOUTHINGTON: 1258 Mer. Wtby Rd. 

Sat. & Sun. Aug. 24, 25, 10am - 3pm. 

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SOUTHINGTON: 400 Berlin St. Sat. 

Aug. 24, 9-3. Furniture, housewares. 

Assorted items. 

SOUTHINGTON: 406 South End Rd. 

Sat. Aug. 24, 8am-3pm. Good 

stuff/good prices. 

Wanted 

to buy 

Hello Folks, seeking to buy old sm items; 

toys, lights, tools, hardware, screws, 

keys, toasters, attic & cellar stuff. 203- 

527-8121 

Wood & 

fuel 

FIREWOOD 2 yr old, seasoned, 

$250/cord. Discounts for large quantities 


Pets & 

Animals 

Household pets 

MALTESE 10 mo. male, white, 6lbs. 

$400/best. 203-574-4514 

PARROT Yellow Naped Amazon. 3 yrs old. 

Speaks over 30 full sentences, sings. 

Tamed, loving, happy. healthy. Incl. all 

supplies, cages. Moving. Asking $2,200 

to a good home.203-527-5664. 

YORKIE PUPPIES 

(1) M $1000 & (2) F $1400/ea. 

Ready 9/1 203-233-1982 

Yorkies, Bulldogs, Shitzus, Chihua's, 

Beagles, Bostons, Husky, Pdl X, $150+ 

860.930.4001 

Real Estate 

For Rent 


rent 

FOR RENT 

BRISTOL 

1 BEDROOM APARTMENTS 

• SECURE BUILDING 

• FULLY APPLIANCED AND 

CARPETED 

• 700 SQ. FT. 

$700/MONTH 

ACCESS TO ROUTE 72 & I-84 

860-584-2800 

EXT. 210 

KENSINGTON Unfurn. 5 rms, 2nd fl. 

refrig & stove. $950 per mo. + utils. 

1st mo. & 1 mo. sec. No smoking,or 

pets. Taking apps. Call 860-612-0098 

or 860-402-9178 

LITCHFIELD avail. Aug. 26th. 2BR, 1st flr., 

farmhouse w/wrap around porch. 

Inside renov. H/HW incl. Conv. to 

schools & town. $1200/mo. 1st & last 

mo, non-smoking Please call owner 203- 

656-1960, please leave msg. 

NAUGATUCK 1½ rm effic lg bathrm util 

appl incl no pets/smoke, very priv $650 

203-758-4327 

NAUGATUCK 2 BR, apt., w/d hkup, off 

str prkg, No Pets, 

CALL 203-231-6006 

NAUGATUCK 

Apartment for rent. 2nd flr 

203-723-1246 

NAUGATUCK West Side. 2nd flr., 2br, no 

pets, appls incl., WD hkup. $850+sec. 

Call 203-723-2505 

NEW BRITAIN Lovely 2 bedroom! LR, 

DR, sunroom, W/D hookup in pantry. 

Nice street. $850/month. Available 

Sept 1. Call (860) 583-1796 

NORTHFIELD/LITCHFIELD Country setting 

1BR WD hkup appl inc $750+sec subj. to 

cr ck 860-484-4068 

OAKVILLE 2 BR apt, 2nd flr, appl incl., 

$625/mo. Call 203-537-3151 

OAKVILLE in-law apt 3rm, dead end, off st 

prkg., all utils incl. W/D hkup, $800 plus 

sec & background ck.. 860-274-2940 

PLAINVILLE: Ex. large Studio apt. Fully 

appl. kitchen, includes AC, onsite 

parking, balcony. Starting at $615 

mon. Call CPI at 860-225-1570 ext. 1. 

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FOR RENT 

SOUTHINGTON 

Available Now. 

Country setting. 2 bdrs, 

1 1/2 baths. All appliances, 

washer/dryer hookup, 

central air. No pets. 

$1,150.00 

monthly plus utilities & security 

CALL (203) 439-0108 

SOUTHINGTON: 5 rm. 2nd fl. $850 

mon. plus 1 mon. security. Call for 

more info. 860-621-4123. 

SOUTHINGTON, half duplex on culde-sac, 

3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, 

garage, deck, basement, nice yard. 

Pets possible. $1,300. + utilities. 845- 

901-6813. 

TERRYVILLE roomy studio, EIK A+prkg 

grnds & neighborhood, xtra clean 

$695+util 860-294-6826 

WATERBURY 1, 2, 3, 4 BR Apts & Houses 

available NEWLY RENOVATED Agent 

203-565-9639 

WATERBURY 2 & 3 BR apts. starting at 

$750/mo. Mint cond., W/D, off-st. prkg. 

203-769-0898 

WATERBURY 2 BR 1st flr, handicap 

access., gas heat, prkg, $850. Sec. & 1 

mo. rent. 203-209-8367 

WATERBURY 2 BR, 2nd flr, East End. appls, 

H&HW, no pets, $800 1st, last & 1 mo. 

sec. 203-758-3363 

WATERBURY 2 BR, 3rd flr., 93 Fairview 

St. No pets. $600+sec Call 203-233-0182. 

WATERBURY 285 Grandview Ave. 3 BR, 

3rd flr, $775, 1 yr lease. Near Bunker Hill 

School 203-768-2255 

WATERBURY 

2br, 1s t flr., Birch St. 

860-274-9498 

WATERBURY 2BR 2nd fl Remod. very 

good area, safe, quiet, off st prkg. $800 

203-879-3796 

NOW TAKING APPLICATIONS 

THE EVERGREENS 

at THOMPSONS WAY 

100 Thompsonʼs Way, Burlington, CT 

Independent living Senior 

Housing Community 

Owned and operated by the Town of 

Burlington, Connecticut 

One and two bedroom units in a beautiful 

rural location available to seniors 62 

years and older. All utilities are included. 

Laundry facilities and 24 hour on call 

emergency maintenance available. 

For more information call: 860-673-5815





rent 

WATERBURY Apt's & Houses 

1-4 BR Many to choose from. Ron 203-668- 

8692 Amity Realty Group 

WATERBURY beaut. 2br near school. No 

pets. Newly renovated. $650. Jay 203- 

558-4709 

WATERBURY BUNKER HILL 

2 BR apts $850. Sec. 8 Vouchers 

Welcome H/HW incl, remodeled, HW 

flrs.203-802-7928. 

WATERBURY Bunker Hill 2BR 2nd fl, 

remod appl washer & dryer, lg. EIK 

$750+sec cr. ck. 203-591-1734 

WATERBURY Bunker Hill 5rm, no 

smoke/pets 2nd flr. $800/mo. Call 203- 

558-4121 

WATERBURY E.End 2 BR, EIK, 1BA, 2nd flr, 

no pets. $750 HW flr fresh paint W/D 

hkup 860-302-9313 

WATERBURY Lower Bunker Hill 1BR, 1st 

flr., off st prkg. Remod. $550+sec. NO 

utils. 203-233-0182 

WATERBURY 

M3 Management 

★ ALL RENOVATED!! ★ 

1, 2, 3 & 4BR APTS 

starting at $500., Sec 8 OK 

888-447-7314 Se Habla Espanol 

WATERBURY newly renovated 2 BR apt 84 

Burton St. $650 util. not incl. 203-757- 

7395/203-407-0033 

WATERBURY 

★ 

rent by 8/29 get $450 

Studio, 1BR, all util incl. 

Onsite Laundry. Parking on prem. $525- 

$675 

sec. 8 ok. Se habla espanol 

Cristina 203-509-2025 

WATERBURY spacious, renov. 2 story, 2 

BR, 2 BA, quiet condo comp. W/D $800 

203-802-9618 

WATERBURY Town Plot 2BR, 2BA, 1st flr, 

$850. oak cab. W/D, DW, prkg, 203-575- 

9775 

WATERBURY Town Plot 3rd flr 3BR hw 

floor, no pets. $750+sec. Sect. 8 OK. 203- 

759-5914 Paul. 

WATERBURY Town Plot 5RMs appl w/w 

W/D hkup, busline no pets $800. 

Sec+ref. 860-274-9554 

WATERTOWN 3BR 2nd flr lg yard, just 

remod., WD, stove, refrig. off st prkg. 

$900. 768-8218 

WOLCOTT 3rm all utils. Heat, AC, elec, 

cable TV incl. prkg. No smk/pet 

$900+sec. 203-525-5842 

Condos for rent 

NAUGATUCK Mint 3br, 1.5 ba., twnhse, no 

pets/smoke. $1050 Owner/agent, 203- 

736-4896 

WATERBURY 1 BR, Wolcott line, beautiful, 

bright, clean, quiet. Good cred. $695 203- 

755-1001 

WATERBURY Angel Dr Bunker Hill 3BR 1 

BA 1st Fl, appl WD hkup Good cond. 

Sec. 8 ok. $900 Call Jim 860-491-5349 

WATERBURY Bunker Hill 1BR Lrge 

Living/DR. Plenty of closets. $550. Sec. & 

1st mo. 203-808-1507 

WATERBURY Town Plot 1st fl 2br $775 

absolutely no pet/smoke 203-758-8619; 

860-283-5100. $15 application fee. 

WATERBURY twnhse 2br , 1.5 ba., WD, 

patio, Wolcott line. $1300. all included. 

917-346-3594 

WATERTOWN Old Farms 2 BR, 2 BA 

Ranch. New kit. Gas F.P. att. gar. $1650 + 

sec. 860-605-7105 

Houses 

for rent 

OAKVILLE 3br, 2 bath, priv. deck, WD 

hkups. $1250/mo. 

Call 203-768-7979. 

SOUTHINGTON 3 bd. duplex. Large 

back yard, close to schools. $950 

mo. + util. No pets. 860-680-9948. 

TORRINGTON 4br FR, 2 ba, dbl gar, middle 

school area, no pet & smoke cr sec 

$1200 860-417-0646 

WATERBURY 2 bed town house for rent, 

central air, off st parking Town Plot $950 

203 509 2737 

WATERBURY 4 room, 2 BR, 9 Boulley 

Ave. 21 Arch St. 4 BR. 203-591-1259 

WATERBURY lrge 2 & 3 BRs. Condo, 

Duplex Fully appl w/WD $825-$1395.+ 

sec. No pets.203-879-4126, 203-577-7516 

WATERBURY/WOLCOTT Flex 3BR, 1.5 

ba, 5 Rms, free water & heat $1170 near 

all 203-441-4130 

Houses 

for rent 

WATERTOWN 3br, near Taft School. on 1 

ac. off st prkg, nice neighborhood. 

$1050. Sol, 203-574-1166, or 203-993-5655 

WOLCOTT 

modern 2br, quiet, $950/mo. 

Call 203-910-8286 

Rooms 

WATERBURY furnished room for rent. 1st 

flr, share kit & BA w/ 2 other tenants. 

$90/wk + 2 wks sec. Avail. immed. 203- 

592-3617 

WATERBURY Room for Rent $100/week 

everything included call 203-982-4456 or 

203-465-9556 

Vacation rentals 

WARM WEATHER is year around in 

Aruba. The water is safe and the 

dining is fantastic. Walk out to the 

beach. 3-bedroom weeks available. 

Sleeps 8. $3500. Email: Carolaction@aol.com 

for more information. 

Real Estate 

For Sale 

Houses 

WATERBURY 43 & 45 Summit St. unique 

property for sale 2 duplex houses in the 

lower Town Plot section on 1 lot, both 

need work. 45k for both, cash only 

please 203-910-7206 

WATERTOWN 3BR High Ranch, 1½ baths, 

semi-fin bsmt., laundry rm., 2 car gar., 

1.44 acres, exc. schools. $199,900. 914- 

469-8201 

Lots for sale 

WATERBURY East Mtn Appr'd 3 lot subdiv. 

ready to build. Utils. avail. $139,900. 


Vacation sales 

FLORIDA Pompano Beach Timeshare for 

sale. 2 BR, 2 BA lockout. Week #4. Gold 

Crown RCI Wyndham. Remodeled 2012. 

Asking $2500/best. 860-274-8643 

Commercial 

For Sale, Rent 

or Lease 

Business 

ICE CREAM STORE Owner Retiring. 

10 year establishment. Seasonal 

Sales $200,000+, Asking price 

$180,000. 10 Lease avail. Send inquiries 

to winston6513@yahoo.com 

WATERBURY Area Bread Vending 

Business for sale. Freihofer/ Arnold 

Route with other brands available. 

Parts of Waterbury, Wolcott and Bristol, 

all of Terryville and Thomaston. For 

details, email: thehunterrjames 

6265@gmail.com 

Commercial 

Property 

PROSPECT 780 sf office/retail, 

Crosspointe Plaza, 50 Wtby Rd. $650. 

203-758-5180. www.agiprospect.com 

WATERBURY 2800sf warehouse, 

$2000/mo. 

65 Industry La. 203-982-8047 

WATERBURY For Lease 7500 – 15000sf. 

Multi-Use: Municipal, restaurant, bank, 

medical, office. S.Main St, close to Rte 8 

& 84. Off-st pkg. Call Dansem Realty: 

203-758-6503, lv msg. 

WATERBURY LEASE Outdoor ample 

space. Heavy ind. land. Safe, secure, 

priv .203-509-4802 

WATERBURY lease/sale 3400sf. Many 

uses. Currently restaurant & bar. 

Turnkey 203-509-4802 

WATERBURY Up to 7200SF LEASE w/2 lg. 

drive in bays. So. Main St - (Pearl Lake 

Rd). Multiple Uses. Off st prking. Conv. 

to 84 & 8. Reasonable. Dansem Realty 

203-758-6503 or 203-756-7345 

WATERTOWN for lease, 6500sqft. 

office/warehouse. Off Rt 63 

Call 203-910-6131 

Service 

Directory 

Moving 

CREST MOVING SERVICE 

Local moving- 1 room to entire house. 

Just need a hand? Appl's., elderly downsizing, 

estate clean-outs. Gentle, reliable 

203-754-6842 

Asphalt 

paving 

R.P. DALTON INC. 

Paving, seal coat & hot crack fill. 

Over 60 yrs. of serv. rpdalton.com 

CT# 515588 ➥➥➥ 203-753-3621 

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One call for all your pavement needs! 

Visit us online to learn the 7 secrets for 

choosing a paving contractor CT# 

612743. Call 860-945-0873 Visit Deziel 

Paving on Facebook to view our current 

project. 

Carpentry 

ALAN LANOUETTE Carpentry LLC 

New, remodel, siding, kit & baths Ins. 

Lic# 579598. 203-592-8631 

Computer 

services 

CENTRAL CT COMPUTER REPAIR 

860-462-2835 We travel to you! 

Senior Citizen Discount 

PC TUNE-UP 

Get your PC ready for school! 

Free quotes, flat rate $ 

By appointment only 

Call David 860-621-0052 

DJ services 

JMC MOBILE DJ SERVICE Now Booking 

Your Holiday Parties!! Call Now! 

860-302-5839/860-681-1366 

PUZZLE SOLUTION 


Electrical 

Joe Orsini Electrical Contractor 

Electrical Work ~ Reasonable 

Call 203-509-3726 ~ lic. 103816 

Exterminating 

NUAGE DETECTION Pest control specialist. 

Fully lic & ins. CT reg#B2997 203- 

376-8497 

Gutters 

JR & ASSOC. LLC gutter cleaning, house 

powerwash, deck painted, staining, 

203-525-3890. Lic. 636435 

Home 

improvement 

HANDYMAN, Absolutely anything 

needing doing, small, large. carpentry, 

painting, plumbing, electrical, 

appliances. Faucets, toilets, disposals, 

water damage, popcorn ceilings, 

gutters, windows, lights, 

switches, outlets, fans, floors, sheet 

rock, tiling, more. Quality, fair 

prices, Since 1995. HIC563707, 

204029P-1, 124032E-1. Bob's Home 

Services, 860-738-0860. 

Marcel LeMay Contracting 

Kit, Baths, Decks, Remod. Addit's, Siding 

Wndws/Drs Tile. 25 yrs exp Lic 610049 

203-982-4833. 

Landscaping 

& lawns 

ABILITY SPRING CLEANUP trim hemlocks, 

weekly mowing, sm trees mulch shrubs 

203-753-2870 

SCREENED LOAM DARK, RICH FARM 

LOAM. PICKED UP OR DELIVERED. 203- 

879-2731 

Roofing 

DIDONATO ROOFING Remodeling & 

Siding. Reasonable rates. Sr. discount. 

#563098. 203-509-2773 

Tree care 

AAA HOME TREE REMOVAL 

Lowest Price, 20 yrs exp., sr disc., free 

est. Fully ins'd 860-249-3094 

ALL SEASONS TREE REMOVAL 

Bucket & chip. serv. 24hr strm dam. 

Est, Ins'd. 860-945-0001 

GM2 TREE REMOVAL 

#0630169. 203-942-6351 

★ P.F.D. LLC ★ 

Tree remov., chipper, stump grinding, 

24 hr serv., Sr. Disc. 

Free Est. CALL 860-274-5094 

Announcements 

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FREE COUCH Good condition. 

You pick up. 

Call 860-621-3050. 

WOODEN PALLETS Assorted sizes. 

You pick up anytime at Step 

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Southington. 

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LOST Hearing Aid in Bristol or 

Forestville 

Please call 860-583-2631 

Legals 

Legal - 

public notice 

LIQUOR PERMIT 

Notice of Application 

This is to give notice that I, 

HUI MEI YANG 

205 JUDE LN 

SOUTHINGTON, CT 06489-2208 

Have filed an application placarded 

07/31/2013 with the 

Department of Consumer 

Protection 

for a RESTAURANT LIQUOR PERMIT 

for the sale of 

alcoholic liquor on the premises at 

855 QUEEN ST. 

SOUTHINGTON, CT 06489-1507 

The business will be owned by: 

GOBI MONGOLIAN GRILL INC 

Entertainment will consist of: None 

Objections must be filed by: 

09/11/2013 

HUI MEI YANG 

NOTICE TO CREDITORS 

ESTATE OF Mary M. McEntee, Southington 

(13-0452) 

The Hon. Matthew J. Jalowiec, Judge 

of the Court of Probate, Cheshire- 

Southington Probate District, by decree 

dated August 13, 2013, ordered 

that all claims must be presented to 

the fiduciary at the address below. 

Failure to promptly present any such 

claims may result in the loss of 

rights to recover on such claim. 

Margherita Bergstrand 

Chief Clerk 

The fiduciary is: 

James J. McEntee, III 

601 University Place 

Swarthmore, PA 19081 

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MARY 

(Never Known To Fail) 

Oh, most beautiful flower of Mt. 

Carmel, fruitful vine, splendor of 

Heaven, Blessed Mother of The Son 

of God. Immaculate Virgin, assist 

me in my necessity. Oh, Star of the 

Sea, help me and show me, herein 

you are my Mother. Oh, Holy 

Mother of God, Queen of Heaven 

and Earth! I humbly beseech you 

from the bottom of my heart to 

secure me in this necessity. (Make 

your request). There are none that 

can withstand your power. Oh, 

Mary conceived without sin, pray 

for us who have recourse to thee. 

(3X) Holy Mary, I place this prayer 

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FUNDRAISERS 

LADY KNIGHT SWIM AND 

DIVE SHAKE-A-CAN— 

Saturday, Aug. 24 and Sunday, 

Aug. 25, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., at Stop 

& Shop on Queen Street. 

SHS CROSS COUNTRY 

BOTTLE DRIVE—Saturday, 

Aug. 31, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., at YMCA 

Camp Sloper. Proceeds benefit 

the SHS boys and girls cross 

country teams. 

LADY KNIGHT SWIM AND 

DIVE CARWASH—Sunday, 

Sept. 8, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., at 

Southington Auto Wash on 

Queen Street. 

BLUE KNIGHTS AT TD 

HOMERS—Wednesdays at TD 

Homer’s Sports Grill, Queen 

Street. Mention that you would 

like to support Southington 

Athletics. A portion of the proceeds 

will benefit the entire 


Athletic Program. 

PAVERS FOR POSTERITY 

(BLUE KNIGHT BRICKS)—The 

Turf 

Committee 

is offering 

an opportunity 

to 

purchase 

bricks to 

help defray costs for the artificial 

turf field at Southington High 

School. Bricks cost $125 and 

can be engraved with three 

lines of type (14 characters per 

line). Bricks will be displayed as 

part of a walkway and patio at 

the entrance to the turf field 

complex. Bricks can be bought 

at the Southington Chamber of 

Commerce, the Parks & Rec 

Department, or at the 


Athletic Department. 

ticForms.html. Contact: Robin 

Thompson at 

robinthompson@cox.net. 

CT ELIMINATORS 12U RED 

SOFTBALL TEAM— 

Registration is open for the Fall 

2013 and Spring/Summer 2014 

travel softball seasons. The 

team is looking for an outfielder, 

a first baseman, and pitchers. 

The program competes in a fall 

ball schedule with a pair of fall 

tournaments and more than 10 

tournament in the spring/summer 

seasons. Contact: Wayne 

Card, (203) 500-0467 or by 

email at 

wayne.e.card@ubs.com 

REGISTRATION TOURNAMENTS 

DEPAOLO VOLLEYBALL KAY & JOE CALVANESE 

TRYOUTS—Tuesday, Sept. 3 MEMORIAL CHARITY GOLF 

and Wednesday, 

TOURNAMENT—Monday, 

Sept. 4, 4:30 

Sept. 9, shotgun starts at 7 a.m. 

p.m.-6:30 p.m., at 

or 1 p.m., at Southington 

the Southington 

Country Club. Proceeds benefit 

High School west 

the Joe & Kay Calvanese 

gym. Girls are 

Foundation. Cost is $215 per 

asked to come to 

golfer and includes lunch at 

both days of tryouts and should noon and dinner at the Aqua 

bring a completed medical form Turf Club in Plantsville. Cost is 

to the DePaolo school nurse $215 per golfer ($100 for dinner 

prior to tryouts in order to obtain guests). Corporate sponsorships 

are available. Contact: 

a yellow card. The athletics 

medical form and medical emergency 

and sports participation or Alyssa Calvanese, (860) 621- 

Anthony Urillo, (860) 621-1143 

permission form can be found at 9335. 

www.southingtonsports.com/So 

uthingtonHighSchoolSportsAthle GAIL DEPAOLO BUTKUS 

August Specials 

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Sports Calendar 

SUBMITTED 

Hurricanes go to World Series 

The UBSA Hurricanes, sponsored by Spartan II 

Pizza, used seven Southington players to claw 

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Friday, August 23, 2013



Hall of Fame 

Paige Kopcza: Southington Sports Hall of Fame 

From page 32 

focused on two or three, that 

might not happen.” 

It turned out to be a 

great choice. 

Piazza admitted that it 

might not have been her 

only choice, but he was glad 

she chose softball. 

“She was about as good 

of a softball player as we’ve 

ever had, and she went on to 

have a great career in college, 

too,” said the coach. 

“I’m sure that if she played 

basketball in high school, 

she would have been a great 

basketball player. I’m sure if 

she played volleyball, she 

would have been great at 

that, too. She was just a great 

athlete.” 

She was so good, in fact, 

that Piazza was willing to 

bench a returning player 

from his state championship 

team just to make room in 

the lineup for Kopcza in her 

sophomore year. 

“I knew that I had to 

find a place for this kid, but 

we had about 11 kids coming 

back with some sort of 

experience,” he said. “I put 

her at third base a little bit. I 

put her at shortstop and the 

outfield. I put her at second. 

I put her at first. It took me 

the whole preseason and 

maybe a week or so into the 

regular season, but I finally 

decided that 

the best move 

for the team 

was to put her 

at short. I 

moved the 

shortstop that 

we had into 

the outfield, Kopcza 

and the rest— 

I guess you would say—is 

history.” 

Kopcza never made her 

coach regret his decision. As 

a sophomore, she anchored 

the defense with her glove 

and helped pace the offense 

with a .357 batting average. 

The following year, she led 

the Knights with a .494 batting 

average and a .688 onbase 

percentage. Opposing 

coaches created special 

defensive shifts to account 

for Kopcza’s knack for 

threading singles straight up 

the middle. Still, they couldn’t 

keep Kopcza off the bases. 

“I can remember playing 

one team that literally 

shifted their outfield to have 

a left-center fielder and a 

right-center fielder against 

me,” she said. “They didn’t 

really have a first baseman or 

a third baseman because 

they all shifted to the middle, 

but that’s where I hit it. I had 

a knack of hitting it right 

back at the pitcher.” 

It wasn’t until her senior 

season that coaches were 

finally able to contain her…a 

little. Southington had finally 

graduated all of the players 

from her sophomore season, 

so teams were able to pitch 

around the Southington star. 

Still, Kopcza managed to finish 

her senior season with a 

.446 average. 

“I think that year was 

tough for her because people 

were finally able to pitch 

around her a little more,” 

said Piazza. “In that 82 and 

83 team, they had no choice. 

They had to pitch to her. In 

84, there wasn’t as much 

around her. People could 

walk her, pitch around her, 

or not give her anything to 

hit.” 

Still, college scouts were 

infatuated with the 

Southington star. In a sport 

that’s dominated by pitchers, 

Kopcza dominated headlines 

and focused the strategy of 

opposing coaches. Adelphi 

College offered her a full 

scholarship. The University 

of Rhode Island offered her 

the same opportunity, but 

Kopcza chose to attend the 

University of Massachusetts 

on a partial scholarship. It 

gave her a chance to fill the 

shoes of an all-American, 

and UMass offered her the 

educational challenges that 

she wanted. 

Over the next four seasons, 

she batted .310 and led 

the team in five different categories 

as a senior. She still 

ranks fourth all-time in sacrifice 

flies (9) and wasn’t 

caught stealing a single time 

in her final two years. 

“If my numbers are 

good, it’s just because I loved 

what I was doing,” she said. 

“I don’t like to toot my own 

horn. I did it just because I 

loved the game.” 

The Southington Sports 

Hall of Fame selection committee 

chose Kopcza as the 

first non-pitcher to represent 

softball in the local hall of 

fame, but Piazza isn’t surprised 

by the choice. 

“Pitchers get the majority of 

the ink,” he said. “People recognize 

them more, but it’s 

those people behind them 

that make the plays.” 

On Thursday, Nov. 14, 

Kopcza will be honored in an 

induction ceremony at the 

Aqua Turf in Plantsville. To 

reserve tickets, contact Jim 

Verderame at (860) 628-7335. 

“It’s exciting,” she said. 

“There are tons of athletes 

that have gone through 

Southington and were 

tremendous in their sport, 

whether it was softball, basketball, 

football, baseball, 

gymnastics, or whatever. 

They probably deserve the 

award more than I do, but 

I’m really humbled and honored.” 

Southington 

Sports Hall of Fame 

Inside the Numbers 

•Inducted into the CT Scholastic and Collegiate 

Softball Hall of Fame (1998) 

•Member of the Junior Pro National 

Championship basketball team (1977) 

•Helped start the Southington Lightning 

girls softball program 

Softball 

•3 Varsity Letters (1982, 1983, 1984) 

•Member of the Class LL championship team 

(1982, 1983) 

•All-Conference (1982, 1983, 1984) 

•All-State (1983, 1984). 

•Set a school record with 98 career hits. 

STATISTICS 

1982—.357 batting average. 

1983—77 at bats, 30 runs, 38 hits, 16 RBI, 

.494 batting avg, .688 on-base pct, 

8 stolen bases. 

1984—.446 batting average, 57 assists. 

UMass Softball 

•Led the team in sac flies (4 in 87, 88). 

•Led team in batting average (.352 in 88) 

•Led in on base pct (.372 in 88) 

•Led team in stolen bases (100% in 87, 88) 

•Led team in RBI (23 in 1986) 

•Led team in triples (3 in 1988) 

•Led team in walks (8 in 85, 12 in 87) 

•Ranked 4th in sac flies career (9) 

STATISTICS 

Year AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B RBI 

1985 .387 29-0 75 10 29 3 0 8 

1986 .315 45-45 143 22 45 4 3 23 

1987 .210 44-43 124 18 26 6 0 8 

1988 .352 45-44 145 24 51 7 3 17 

Totals .310 163-132 487 74 151 20 6 46 

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•Sports calendar...page 29 

Paige Turner 

Paige Kopcza proved that 

softball is more than pitching 

By JOHN GORALSKI 

SPORTS WRITER 

The pitcher and the 

defense gave up just 

one earned run in 1983 

to set a national record for ERA 

(0.04) that would stand for more 

than two decades. Their all-state 

pitcher was almost unhittable as 

Southington roared through the 

postseason. The offense was just as 

deadly with a .336 batting average 

in the regular season as they outscored 

opponents, 193-4. 

Still, with two outs in the ninth 

inning of the championship game, 

shortstop Paige Kopcza was the 

only one that could protect the 

pitcher’s perfect game when a blistering 

ground ball caught the dirt 

and ricocheted into the air. 

Hall of Fame 

“It was one of those bouncers. 

It hit a rock and went sky high,” 

Kopcza said, while sipping coffee at 

a local eatery as she remembered 

the play three decades later. “It was 

going to be a short hopper for me 

to get to it, but I had to charge hard 

to get it on a really short hop. 

Otherwise, it could have gone anywhere, 

and Julie Bolduc was throwing 

a perfect game.” 

Kopcza wasn’t about to spoil 

her pitcher’s perfect day. In one 

motion, she scooped the ball out of 

the air and fired a rocket to first 

base just ahead of the runner. It 

was just another day at the office 

for Southington’s prized infielder. 

“Defensively, she was solid as a 

rock,” said former Lady Knight 

softball coach Joe Piazza. “She was 

probably my first shortstop that 

could go deep into the hole behind 

third base, backhand a ball, plant 

her back foot, and throw the ball 

across the diamond to first base. 

It’s not something you see that 

often. You probably don’t even see 

it a lot at the high school level now 

because it takes a lot of strength. 

Back then, it was almost unheard 

of.” 

Kopcza was always ahead of 

the curve when it came to female 

athletes, and even though 

Southington girls were already 

leading the charge for women’s 

sports in Connecticut, but Kopcza 

took it to the next level in the late 

1970s and early 1980s. 

As the youngest of three siblings--and 

the only girl in her family, 

Kopcza honed her skills in pickup 

games with the neighborhood 

boys. A self-confessed tomboy, she 

never shied from a challenge. 

Whether it was dirt track racing in 

the backyard, shooting pellet guns 

with her brothers, or competing in 

games of volleyball, kickball, or 

football with the neighborhood 

boys, Kopcza held her own. 

“When they picked a team, 

they would sometimes pick me 

before half the guys,” she said. “It 

didn’t matter. I wasn’t a girly-girl. 

That’s for sure.” 

She first showed her competitiveness 

in fifth grade when her 

Southington Junior Pro basketball 

team advanced to Tennessee to 

play in a national tournament. She 

tried her hand at gymnastics and 

battled for goals on the soccer 

Our Athletes 

fields. 

Then, in 1975, she raised the 

bar even further when she became 

one of two local girls to break the 

gender barrier in Southington’s 

Little Leagues. She walked into tryouts 

at the Western Little League 

and quickly quieted any critics 

when she earned a position on the 

opening day roster. 

“I didn’t think anything about 

it,” she said. “We didn’t have a softball 

league in town. That didn’t 

come for years and years later. I 

think I was fearless, but I’ll attribute 

that to my brothers and my 

dad. It was playing against all those 

kids in the neighborhood. I didn’t 

think twice about what I was doing. 

It was just a game. It was fun, and I 

was always competitive. That flame 

was in my stomach and I just went 

with it.” 

Then, it almost came to a 

crashing halt. She was taking a 

throw from the outfield at midseason 

when she dropped the ball and 

fell to the ground with a broken leg. 

For the next six months she 

endured casts and a slow rehabilitation, 

but Kopcza returned to 

action the following year as a 10- 

year-old, made the team again, and 

even faced future Major League 

Baseball pitcher Rob Dibble on the 

Little League mound. 

Even though she returned to 

the field, Kopcza never fully recovered 

from that early injury. She suffered 

a knee injury during a track 

SUBMITTED 

Paige Kopcza anchored the defense during two softball title runs and paced the offense during 

the program’s longest winning streak. 

meet sponsored by the Falcon 

Club, and that kept her out of 

sports for her entire seventh grade. 

Soon, doctors discovered bone 

chips that were causing her knee to 

lock in place that sent shooting 

pains up her leg. If Kopcza was 

going to continue as an athlete, she 

was forced to limit her competition. 

“Softball was my love. I played 

basketball and volleyball at the 

middle school level and all these 

other sports in town, but I was 

already thinking about college as a 

ninth grader,” she said. “I knew I 

had to focus on one because that 

would give me an opportunity. If I 

See PAIGE KOPCZA, page 31 

The Lady Knight volleyball team earns academic honors for 11th straight year 

LEXINGTON, KY—It 

might be the longest sports 

dynasty in the long history of 

Southington High School. It 

has spanned more than a 

decade. It has almost crossed 

generations. 

Girls basketball won 

four state titles in a row in the 

late 1980s, and the team rallied 

for six titles in eight 

years. Lady Knight gymnasts 

claimed five titles in six years, 

and softball teams scored 

nine titles in 10 years. 

But an 11 year winning 

streak? It’s almost unheard 

of...almost. 

On Aug. 17, the 

American Volleyball Coaches 

Association (AVCA) released 

their list of academic awards 

for the 2012-2013 high 

school seasons, and the Lady 

Knight volleyball team 

topped a list of just 229 girls 

varsity teams across the 

nation to receive the award. 

It’s the 11th year in a row 

that Southington High 

School has won the award 

which was initiated in the 

1992-93 academic year. 

“Excellence doesn’t happen 

by accident, either on 

the court or in the classroom,” 

said AVCA Executive 

Director Kathy DeBoer. “It 

takes consistent preparation, 

relentless effort, and determined 

leadership. A full year 

of academic achievement, by 

an entire team of individual 

students, is a remarkable 

achievement. What better 

way to start a new season 

than with a celebration of an 

award so emblematic of all 

that is necessary for sustained 

success.” 

The award honors collegiate 

and high school volleyball 

teams that displayed 

excellence in the classroom 

during the school year by 

maintaining at least a 3.30 

cumulative team gradepoint 

average on a 4.0 scale 

or a 4.10 cumulative team 

GPA on a 5.0 scale. 

Since the award's inception 

in 1993, the amount of 

award winners has increased 

from 62 to its current number 

of 623, including high 

school and college programs. 

Over 1,000 different 

schools have earned the 

award in the program's 20- 

year history, with exactly 

5,450 awards been given out 

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