The North Haven Cit iz iz en en Volume 5, Number 11 Your Town, Your News Friday, March 12, 2010 Town meeting to decide fate of engineer-2 position Voices raised for Haiti Citizen photo submitted by David Marchesseault A chorus comprised of several of the guest performers sings a rousing ren- dition of “Heaven Help Us All.” See story on page 8. By Kyle Swartz The North Haven Citizen After almost a year of liti- gation, it appears Bob Burns has gotten his town meeting. The Board of Selectman passed a motion 2-1 on March 4 to warn a special town meeting on whether or not to reinstate Burns’ former town job, the engineer-two position, which was elimi- nated with the passing of the 2009-10 town budget on March 18, 2009 by the Board of Finance. The special town meeting is contingent on Burns’ with- drawal of his pending legal actions against the town, First Selectman Michael Fre- da said March 4. The special town meeting has not yet been scheduled, according to Burns’ attorney Chip Walsh, of Licari, Walsh, and Sklaver, New Haven. The selectmen passed the motion after almost two hours of executive sessions with new town attorney William Ryan on Feb. 25 and March 4. Freda and second selectman Tim Doheny voted for the town meeting. “I believe that given the facts, and the pros and cons of the case, this is the best so- lution for the town of North Haven,” Doheny said before the vote. A ‘yes’ vote at Burns’ spe- cial town meeting would re- instate the $60,000 engineer- two position. “I know that economic times are tough, but the resi- dents of town can decide the right thing to do,” Doheny said. Third selectman Steve Fontana voted against the motion. “I’m primarily concerned about the precedent this would set,” Fontana said be- fore the vote. “I think that by granting a special town meeting for this purpose, we will hamstring [the select- men’s] ability and the Board of Finance’s ability in man- aging the budget going for- ward. I can imagine scenar- ios in which this would com- plicate a job that is already so difficult.” “Having a town meeting for this purpose is not in the town’s best interest,” Fontana added. “I am not aware of any demonstrated need for the particular job in this town.” After the vote, Doheny said that the board would not answer questions on the mo- tion because Burns’ litiga- tion is still active. Freda and Ryan both declined com- ment. On April 15, 2009, the Board of Finance again vot- ed down the reinstatement of Burns’ position. On May 4, the Board of Selectman vot- ed against recognizing Burns’ petition for a special town meeting, even though the petition contained 24 sig- natures of town residents, surpassing the 20 signatures necessary for the petition to be recognized. Former First Selectman Janet McCarty and then-second selectman Steve Fontana voted against Burns, and then-third select- man Freda voted for recog- nizing the petition. In response, Walsh filed for a writ of mandamus to re- quest that a higher court overrule the May 4 decision. On Sept. 30, New Haven See Town, page 15 Anthem defends 28 percent increase for town employees By Kyle Swartz The North Haven Citizen Representatives from Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield met March 4 with the Board of Selectmen to discuss Anthem’s projected 28 percent health insurance increase, as ex- pressed in the 2010-2011 town budget. One reason for the hike was an increase in the town’s claims, according to Matthew Bowker, Anthem’s North Haven account manager. Bowker said that town claims from 2009 and 2010 equaled $7.49 million, a 21.86 percent increase from $6.14 million in 2008- 2009. Bowker added that a national change in lifestyles was also part of the hike, as the cur- rent economic recession has increased the nation’s stress level. a The state’s subsidizing of COBRA insurance also affected the hike, Bowker said, as Connecticut is “one of the more heavily-mandated states.” Bowker said that if North Haven’s claims trended downward in the near future, it would be represented in Anthem costs. “If the claims are improving, then the savings will be given back to you,” he said. “If February claims are dramatically re- duced, it will help our cause,” said First Se- lectman Michael Freda. “And with the claims history analysis, every month that goes by could help us before we decide what to do.” Third selectman Steve Fontana asked why Anthem had previously projected a lower re- newal cost when bidding to gain the town back from ConnectiCare. Bowker answered that the town’s claims have changed signifi- cantly since then. “There have been 10 See Anthem, page 13
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Volume 5, Number 11 Your Town, Your News Friday, March 12, 2010
Town meeting todecide fate ofengineer-2 position
Voices raised for Haiti
Citizen photo submitted by David Marchesseault
A chorus comprised of several of the guest performers sings a rousing ren-dition of “Heaven Help Us All.” See story on page 8.
By Kyle SwartzThe North Haven Citizen
After almost a year of liti-gation, it appears Bob Burnshas gotten his town meeting.
The Board of Selectmanpassed a motion 2-1 on March4 to warn a special townmeeting on whether or not toreinstate Burns’ formertown job, the engineer-twoposition, which was elimi-nated with the passing of the2009-10 town budget onMarch 18, 2009 by the Boardof Finance.
The special town meetingis contingent on Burns’ with-drawal of his pending legalactions against the town,First Selectman Michael Fre-da said March 4. The specialtown meeting has not yetbeen scheduled, according toBurns’ attorney Chip Walsh,of Licari, Walsh, andSklaver, New Haven.
The selectmen passed themotion after almost twohours of executive sessionswith new town attorneyWilliam Ryan on Feb. 25 andMarch 4. Freda and secondselectman Tim Doheny votedfor the town meeting.
“I believe that given thefacts, and the pros and consof the case, this is the best so-lution for the town of NorthHaven,” Doheny said beforethe vote.
A ‘yes’ vote at Burns’ spe-cial town meeting would re-instate the $60,000 engineer-two position.
“I know that economictimes are tough, but the resi-dents of town can decide theright thing to do,” Dohenysaid.
Third selectman SteveFontana voted against themotion.
“I’m primarily concernedabout the precedent thiswould set,” Fontana said be-fore the vote. “I think that bygranting a special townmeeting for this purpose, wewill hamstring [the select-men’s] ability and the Boardof Finance’s ability in man-aging the budget going for-ward. I can imagine scenar-ios in which this would com-plicate a job that is already sodifficult.”
“Having a town meetingfor this purpose is not in thetown’s best interest,”Fontana added. “I am notaware of any demonstratedneed for the particular job inthis town.”
After the vote, Dohenysaid that the board would notanswer questions on the mo-tion because Burns’ litiga-tion is still active. Freda andRyan both declined com-ment.
On April 15, 2009, theBoard of Finance again vot-ed down the reinstatement ofBurns’ position. On May 4,the Board of Selectman vot-ed against recognizingBurns’ petition for a specialtown meeting, even thoughthe petition contained 24 sig-natures of town residents,surpassing the 20 signaturesnecessary for the petition tobe recognized. Former FirstSelectman Janet McCartyand then-second selectmanSteve Fontana voted againstBurns, and then-third select-man Freda voted for recog-nizing the petition.
In response, Walsh filedfor a writ of mandamus to re-quest that a higher courtoverrule the May 4 decision.On Sept. 30, New Haven
See Town, page 15
Anthem defends 28 percentincrease for town employees
By Kyle SwartzThe North Haven Citizen
Representatives from Anthem Blue CrossBlue Shield met March 4 with the Board ofSelectmen to discuss Anthem’s projected 28percent health insurance increase, as ex-pressed in the 2010-2011 town budget.
One reason for the hike was an increase inthe town’s claims, according to MatthewBowker, Anthem’s North Haven accountmanager. Bowker said that town claims from2009 and 2010 equaled $7.49 million, a 21.86percent increase from $6.14 million in 2008-2009.
Bowker added that a national change inlifestyles was also part of the hike, as the cur-rent economic recession has increased thenation’s stress level. a The state’s subsidizingof COBRA insurance also affected the hike,
Bowker said, as Connecticut is “one of themore heavily-mandated states.”
Bowker said that if North Haven’s claimstrended downward in the near future, itwould be represented in Anthem costs. “Ifthe claims are improving, then the savingswill be given back to you,” he said.
“If February claims are dramatically re-duced, it will help our cause,” said First Se-lectman Michael Freda. “And with the claimshistory analysis, every month that goes bycould help us before we decide what to do.”
Third selectman Steve Fontana asked whyAnthem had previously projected a lower re-newal cost when bidding to gain the townback from ConnectiCare. Bowker answeredthat the town’s claims have changed signifi-cantly since then. “There have been 10
See Anthem, page 13
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Board of Ethics appointed unanimously by selectmenBy Kyle Swartz
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The Board of Selectmanvoted to approve Board ofEthics appointments at theMarch 4 selectmen’s meetingafter several months of de-lays.
The Board of Ethics meetsmonthly and administers thetown’s Code of Ethics. Ap-pointment procedure ques-tions, a large number of ap-plicants for the board, and adecision that all applicantswere to be interviewed byboth second selectman TimDoheny and third selectmanSteve Fontana delayed ap-
pointments beyond that ofthe other boards and com-missions in January.
“I’m very happy the waythat Mr. Fontana and Mr. Do-heny collaborated on this,”Freda said before the voting.
The selectmen approved afive-person board with oneRepublican, one Democrat,and three unaffiliated voters.“The Code of Ethics allowsfor the board to have up totwo members from the sameparty,” Doheny said, “butSteve and I decided to reducethat.”
The two board alternatesinclude one Republican andone unaffiliated voter.
The selectmen appointedRepublican Joan Morgan andDemocrat Michael Pattern tothree-year terms on theBoard of Ethics, effectiveJan. 1, 2010 and expiring Dec.31, 2012.
Doheny said that Morganhad 20 years experience as acompliance officer, mainly inthe medical field. Fontanasaid that Patten is a formerNorth Haven and Amtrak po-
lice officer, has taught ethicsto other police officers, andhas served in a supervisoryrole.
The selectmen appointedunaffiliated voters MarneUsher and William Brown totwo-year terms, effectiveJan. 1, 2010 and expiring Dec.31, 2011.
Fontana said that Usher isa public servant who was amember of the town’s ethicsreview committee thathelped write North Haven’snew Code of Ethics. Fontana
said that Brown was a for-mer Milford police officer,had worked in Greenwich’spublic works department,and had also served in thenaval reserves.
The selectmen appointedunaffiliated voter JosephMackay to a one-year term,effective Jan. 1, 2010 and ex-piring Dec. 31, 2010. Fontanasaid that Mackay was a localscout leader, softball coach,
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The North Haven Citizen
On a cold and overcastWednesday afternoon, agroup of women belongingto the Purple Red Hatters en-joyed a delicious Italianluncheon while filling an en-tire room at the AmericanLegion Hall with love, laugh-ter, and fun among friends.The women were dressed inpurple attire and red hats,and spent the afternoon so-cializing and sharing memo-ries.
“The Purple Red Hattersare a great group of womencommitted to one anotherthrough friendship and gen-erosity,” stated JudyAmarone, director of thesenior center. “I think thisgroup allows women the op-portunity to form friend-ships in a fun and responsi-
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the Purple Red Hatters wasformed eight years ago at thecenter. It is made up of 50members. The members paydues, have monthly non-board meetings, wear purpleand red, and partake in out-ings, luncheons, parties, andactivities.
“We go by the rules andguidelines set forth by thehead organization in Califor-nia,” explained member Do-ryce Blake-Coon. “The Pur-ple Red Hatters is a nationalsociety with yearly registra-tion. It’s for women whowant to have fun.”
The women are alwaysbusy doing various activitiessuch as taking trips, diningout at local restaurants, at-tending annual dinners inMay and December, going toa spring fashion show spon-
sored by Dress Barn in Ham-den, doing flower arranging,and attending the annualpicnic on the town green inthe summer. They also enjoylistening to music providedby entertainers includingthe Mariche Band, VinnieCarr, and Rich DePalma.
“I enjoy belonging be-cause it gives me a chance tosee people and talk to themand do leisurely activities,”said member Viola Plant.“They are a great group ofwomen.”
Plant added that there areseveral titles that the grouphas, including Queen Moth-er, Princess-in-Waiting, Mis-tress of Ceremony, Lawyer,and Committee Leaders. Allmembers over 50 years oldwear purple and red hatswhile those under 50 wearpink and lavender. Thegroup is a non-profit organi-
zation that holds monthlymeetings on the secondWednesday of each month.
“We love being together,seeing everyone, helpingeach other, and having a goodtime,” said member JennyValentino. “Today’s lunchconsisted of salad, garlicbread, stuffed shells, fruitpunch, and dessert. After en-joying a delicious meal, welistened to the music of en-tertainer Rich DePalma.”
The name Purple Red Hat-ters was voted on by mem-bers from the organizationin California. The colors pur-
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“These women are amaz-ing and full of enthusiasmand positive attitudes,” saidSue Jung, program coordina-tor at the center and a mem-ber of the group. “I ampleased to be a member, and Ialways have fun and manylaughs when I get togetherwith the women.”
Jung also stated that there
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Controversy over residency of North Haven voter Alexandra PenfoldBy Kyle Swartz
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First Selectman MichaelFreda will be encouragingthe State Election Enforce-ment Commission to investi-gate accusations that NorthHaven’s Registrar of Voters’Office inappropriately re-leased personal informationabout town voter AlexandraPenfold.
“I would encourage a stateinvestigation,” Freda saidFriday. “I want to find outwhat happened. I will be per-sonally meeting with theState Election EnforcementCommission. I will be invit-ing them to come and talkwith our Registrar of Vot-ers.”
The matter was first dis-cussed publicly at the March4 Board of Selectmen meet-ing.
During the meeting, Fredasaid he received a letter ofcomplaint last month fromPenfold, 28, daughter of Re-publican Registrar of VotersPamela J. Parrella and for-mer Board of Educationchairman John Lambert, re-garding the town’s Registrarof Voters’ Office. The letterrelated Penfold’s concerns —personal information on herNorth Haven voter’s regis-tration card, in this case thelast four digits of her SocialSecurity number, had beenviewed without her consentby unknown individuals af-ter the information was re-leased by Democratic Regis-trar of Voters Patty Jackson-Marshall.
“We might have an issueand it’s my obligation to letthe town know what’s goingon,” Freda said.
Freda shared copies of the
letter with the state’s attor-ney’s office, he said, as hewas already working with theoffice in its investigation ofNorth Haven’s building de-partment. Freda added thatthe state’s attorney’s officethought the letter was a seri-ous matter, but suggestedthat the SEEC was bettersuited to investigate the situ-ation.
Penfold discovered that acopy of her North Haven vot-er’s registration card hadbeen sent to the SEEC, Lam-bert said, when the commis-sion sent her a copy of a com-plaint filed against her and acopy of her card. The lastfour digits of Penfold’s SocialSecurity card were visible onthe SEEC’s copy of her vot-er’s registration card, Lam-bert added.
The complaint alleged thatPenfold voted illegally nu-merous times in North Havensince 2005, as she currentlyresides in Brooklyn, N.Y. Thecomplaint includes Penfold’sNorth Haven voter electionhistory, which shows her sub-mitting absentee ballots forthe 2005, 2007 and 2008 gener-
al elections and the 2007 and2009 referendums, and votingin person at the 2006 generalelection.
During the March 4 meet-ing, Freda read a letter fromPenfold that said after discov-ering her information hadbeen given to the SEEC, sheasked Jackson-Marshall towhom her voter’s registra-tion card given and if it wasnot Jackson-Marshall whohad given out the card, whodid. Penfold said that herquestions had not yet beenanswered.
Former town treasurerWilliam Gambardella, seek-ing to clarify the situationduring public comment, saidJackson-Marshall ap-proached him in early Octo-ber 2009 for advice on “threevoters she suspected did notlive in town.”
“She indicated that sheand Pam generally discussedproblems they found on thelist (of those registered tovote in North Haven),” Gam-bardella wrote in his letter.“The trouble in this case wasthe proximity to the electionand the fact that one of thevoters was Pam’s daughter.”
“For (Penfold) to claim thatshe lives in North Haven,when she lives in New Yorkand comes to North Haven onthe weekends, is a whole cha-rade to get around the factthat she did in fact violate thelaw,” Gambardella said at themeeting. “She’s committedfive separate felonies.”
The Connecticut Secretaryof the State’s Office lists vio-lating absentee ballot laws as
a class D felony, punishableby “imprisonment for a termof not less than one year normore than five years, or a finenot exceeding $5,000 or both.”
The letter of complaint tothe SEEC is signed by resi-dent Gary Amato, with Gam-bardella signing as a notary.In his letter, Gambardellasaid that he “asked Gary Am-ato to sign as complainant asit would be best if someoneelse actually filed the com-plaint,” because of a past dis-agreement between Gam-bardella and Lambert overthe Committee to Elect Fre-da’s use of the North HavenHigh School auditorium inOctober.
“Having someone else signthe complaint was wrong ofme, and I take full responsi-bility for it,” Gambardellawrote in the letter.
Gambardella said that Pen-fold’s information wentthrough him.
“After the election, the in-formation on who voted andwhen was requested by me asa follow up to my initial re-view,” Gambardella wrote inhis letter. “I requested thesedocuments in my capacity astown treasurer having under-taken this investigation inthat capacity. No one but my-self had access to the docu-ments, and no one else knewthey were retained by me. Noone else was even involvedexcept for allowing me to fol-low through and make rec-ommendations.”
Gambardella said he spokeat the meeting to defend Jack-son-Marshall. “I did not wishto make this a public issue,”Gambardella said. “But [pub-lic speakers] were attackingthe Democratic Registrar ofVoters for doing her job.”
See Controversy, page 21
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Selectman’s monthly overview focuses on economic developmentBy Kyle Swartz
The North Haven Citizen
The March 4 Board of Se-lectmen included First Se-lectman Michael Freda’smonthly town overview, aNorth Haven Housing Au-thority PILOT update, and alook into Elm Street Ceme-tery’s dwindling space.
Monthly OverviewFreda said that he had set
up a meeting between Mick-ey Rabina, owner of the long-deserted Pratt and Whitneysite, and an East Haddam de-veloper, with the possibilityof jointly developing the
property into a mixed-useresidential and commercialarea, as Rabina had original-ly planned.
“Mr. Rabina is very inter-ested and the developer isvery aggressive,” Freda said.“The key will be whether wecan get the finances intactwith the developer.”
“This is the ninth opportu-nity we have put before Mr.Rabina,” he added. “This op-portunity looks like it has alittle bit more substance toit.”
Freda said that he will bemeeting Ulbrich StainlessSteel and Special Metals.
“There are 55 developableacres behind Ulbrich Steel,”he said. “What North Havenhas that other communitiesdon’t have is developablespace.”
Freda said that he is hold-ing the town’s first economicdevelopment breakfast inMay.
In regard to the post of-fice’s potential move, Fredasaid that approximately 250people contacted his officewith site suggestions. “Thepost office has put a notice inthe newspapers formerly no-tifying their intention tomove,” he added. “By 2011 weshould have that movement.It’s the post office’s decisionwhere they would like to go.”
Freda said that the townwas in the final stages of ne-gotiating the North Havenclerical union’s contract. “Iwill have more informationon that next meeting,” headded.
North Haven HousingAuthority
Freda said that the NorthHaven Housing Authority,
two buildings containingseven units for low-incomeelderly rent at 191 Pool Road,would be allowed to pay its$60,000 in delinquent PILOT(Payments In Lieu Of Taxes)payments at $500 a month forthe next 10 years.
Freda said that the author-ity was not subsidized by anygovernment, and that thelow-income senior citizens’rent was 30 percent of theiradjusted income, after anymedical payments.
“This really is our mostvulnerable population,” saidsecond selectman Tim Dohe-ny.
The North Haven HousingAuthority is a tax-exempt au-thority, run by a five memberboard, as appointed by theFirst Selectman.
The selectmen added thatthey had lowered NorthHaven Housing Authority’sPILOT payment to five per-cent of net revenue, from theprevious payment of 10 per-cent of net revenue. PILOTattempts to reimburse townsfor what they spend on serv-
ices that are used by the tax-exempt properties/resi-dents.
Elm Street CemeteryAfter resident Raymond
Sonazzaro expressed con-cern at last month’s meetingthat the Elm Street Ceme-tery was filling up, and thatno more burial space wasavailable because the ceme-tery was next to the NorthHaven Health and RacquetClub land, the selectmenlooked into the issue.
Freda said that the NorthHaven Health and RacquetClub land was owned by thetown but leased to the club,with renewal every fiveyears at the club’s discretion,meaning that the club hadfull control over the land.
Freda substantiated Son-azzaro’s concern that theElm Street Cemetery wasshort on space. “I did re-search and there are only 100more plots available at ElmStreet Cemetery,” Fredasaid. “Next to the recyclingcenter, there could possiblybe space for extension.”
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The selectmen appointedRepublican Ryan Clecknerand unaffiliated voter PhilipDiPeri to three-year terms asboard alternates, effectiveJan. 1, 2010 and expiring Dec.31, 2012.
Doheny said that Clecknerwas attending QuinnipiacUniversity law school, was aU.S. Airborne Army ranger,and had only recently movedinto North Haven. “Clecknermade a strong argument that
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Fontana said that DiPerihad been a member of thetown’s ethics review commit-tee and had experience work-ing with nonprofits boardsand corporations.
All voting was unanimous.“I hope that whoever did
not get appointed tonight re-mains interested in servingthe board, or any other boardor commission in town,”Fontana said.
Doheny suggested thatthose who did not get ap-pointed could seek open posi-tions on the community serv-ices commission.
Children’s Easterparty
The annual Children’sEaster Party, sponsored bythe Sacred Heart AlumnaeAssociation, will be held Sat-urday, March 20, rain orshine, from 10 a.m. untilnoon, in the school’s cafete-ria and Lecture Hall on the
Academy campus, 265 Ben-ham St., Hamden. Activitiesbegin in the cafeteria and in-clude face painting, gameswith prizes, raffles, music,three separate Easter candydashes, a magic show andspecial photos with the East-er Bunny. Adults can snackon coffee and donuts andchildren will enjoy Easter
treats. The Easter Partyevent is best suited for chil-dren, from toddlers to age 9,and is open to the public. Ifyou plan on attending, pleasecontact Sr. Mariette Moan,ASCJ, Alumnae Director atSacred Heart Academy, 288-2309, ext. 313 or email [email protected] by March 18.
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North Haven Rotary Club Sponsors Successful Telethon: ‘Voices for Haiti’By David M
Special to the NorthHaven Citizen
On Saturday, March 6,members and friends of theNorth Haven Rotary Club an-swered the telephones live onNHTV courtesy of WalterMann, the manager of the ca-ble television public accessstudio. Two local Rotarians,Mary and Mark Minotti ofMinotti Music on Washing-ton Avenue, organized andhosted the fundraiser withthe help of some of their stu-dents, as well as severalmembers and friends of thecommunity service club, and
an organization called Jazz’d4 Life from Wallingford.
Performing before a liveaudience, over 30 differentmusical presentations enter-tained the viewers. In be-tween numbers, a variety ofguests were interviewed by atalented high school seniorMatt Scarano, host of a regu-lar cable show taped atNHHS. The unique telethonwas able to raise over a $1,000in the first of the four localbroadcasts, which were de-signed to provide relief forthe many thousands of poorwho were victimized by therecent devastating earth-quake in Haiti.
Since it will take years forthe country to recover, thetelethon is still very timelyand all proceeds will be sentto Rotary International,which does not spend moneyon overhead, but designatesall funds directly to victimaid. According to the area’sDistrict Governor, Colin Ger-shon of New Haven, who wasinterviewed during the pro-gram, the Rotary Club ofPort-au-Prince has been onthe front lines with the Hait-ian Health Foundation pro-viding direct care and utiliz-ing some $30,000 quickly sentfrom the southern part of thestate which comprises Ro-tary District 7980. The local
club has already contributedhundreds of dollars collectedat their Tuesday morninggatherings at the BreakfastNook.
Opening the programsinging “Show Me the Way,”the spousal duet of Mark andMary Minotti set the tonewith a song about why thingsseem to happen in this world.After the first number, Marksaid, “Tragedies happenevery day, but we havefriends to back us up. Imag-ine having nothing at all.”
Moments later, First Se-lectman Michael Fredaadded, “This Saturday after-noon in North Haven wecome together looking to
help this cause. This is whatit’s all about…coming togeth-er as a community to helpothers.”
In the only pre-recordedportion of the show, thearea’s Rotary InternationalService chairwoman, LyndaHammond of Hamden, was aguest of the North Havenclub’s president, Nick Casel-la, and its president-elect,Rick DiNorscia. Hammondwas about to travel to the Do-minican Republic regardingthe district’s Gift of Life pro-gram involving doctors whovolunteer their time to savechildren’s lives in the DR andin Haiti through heart sur-gery, which is funded by dis-trict Rotary clubs. MarkMinotti pointed out that thiswas a perfect example of theinternational service club’smotto, “Service Above Self.”
Hammond explained thatRotary International is the“mother ship,” and districtsin over 200 countries com-prising 1.1 million membersvolunteer to help the develop-ing countries around theglobe. She stated that within24 hours of the earthquake, adoctor who is a Rotarian inPort-au-Prince was appoint-ed to co-ordinate the organi-zation’s response. Rotary’sGift of Life has been operat-ing out of Santiago, DR since2003 with the goal of sustain-ability in the region.
The long-time Rotarianand humanitarian told heraudience that $26,000 was im-mediately sent by District7980 to District 4060 in Haitito be invested in medical sup-plies and bulk food. Sheadded that Rotariansthroughout the Caribbeanwho own small aircraft havebeen flying in various typesof aid to several minorairstrips in Haiti since thetragedy happened. Securedwarehouses in both the DRand Haiti have been used forstorage prior to distributionof the crucial supplies. Theguest speaker assured her
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Seniors celebrate at welcome back party at Senior CenterBy Paul Colella
Special to the North HavenCitizen
In a bright, cheery, newlyrenovated dining room at theJoyce C. Budrow Senior Cen-ter, a large group of seniorsrecently enjoyed a deliciouspizza party that served as awelcome back celebration totheir newly renovated seniorcenter on Pool Road. Thegathering was also a special“thank you” to the seniors forall they do for the communityof North Haven.
“Today’s pizza party washosted by me as a way tothank the seniors for theirlove, service and devotion toNorth Haven, and as a wel-come back to a place many ofthem call their secondhome,” stated Vern E. Carl-son, a North Haven residentand businessman. “I donatedall the pizzas for lunch, and Iwanted those in attendanceto have a wonderful time. It’sa pleasure to give somethingback to the seniors who giveso much to this town.”
More than 75 people at-tended the luncheon. Theroom was filled with laugh-ter, smiling faces, interestingconversations, and a reunionof longtime friends.
“The pizzas were deliciousand made at Antonio’sRestaurant located on Wash-ington Avenue. There was anice variety. There was some-thing for everyone,” repliedSue Jung, program coordina-tor at the center. “For dessertthe seniors were treatedKlondike Bars, which were abig favorite.”
While they ate, the seniorstalked about the beautifulrenovations at the center.Carlson, along with Jung andmembers of the staff at thecenter and a handful of vol-unteers, served the lunch andmade sure that everyone hadplenty to eat. Also, seniormember Jack Roche enter-tained the audience by visit-ing the various tables and
telling funny jokes thatbrought laughter and smiles.
“Laughter is good medi-cine and it doesn’t cost any-thing,” stated Roche with asmile. “What better way totop off this delicious mealthan with a good joke ortwo.”
The seniors were visitedby First Selectman MichaelFreda who stopped by all thetables, greeting and convers-ing with everyone.
“I really like the layoutand design of the building.The additional rooms allowfor more interaction and con-centrated activities,” re-
marked Freda. “The brightand cheerful rooms create awelcoming and peacefulpresence. I really enjoy talk-ing to the seniors becausethey are from the same gen-eration as my mother and fa-ther with so many storiesand great memories that arethe foundations for, not onlyNorth Haven, but all commu-nities,” added Freda.
“I came here today to bewith my friends and the staffof the center. Everyone hereis so pleasant and kind,” saidMary Civitello, a longtimemember. “This was a won-derful gathering and a nice
way to welcome back every-one to a place we all love. Avery sincere thanks to Mr.Carlson for having thisevent.”
“We are fortunate to havethis beautiful place. I enjoygetting out of the house andspending time with peopleand doing activities. It keepsmy mind busy and I have a
good time,” replied John Be-rardi, a fairly new memberand town resident. “We aregrateful to the American Le-gion Hall for serving as atemporary place while thecenter was undergoing reno-vations. I had a great time to-day like every day at the cen-
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Communitysuppers
St. John’s EpiscopalChurch’s Community Sup-pers will continue to be heldevery Friday night throughthe winter months. St. John’ssponsors the meals most Fri-days from 6 to 7 p.m. in theGreat Hall, rain or shine formembers of the communitywho need help making endsmeet and for those who wantsome companionship alongwith a nutritious supper.The suggested donation is $1per meal, with a family capof $5. No one is turned awayin the event they are unableto make a donation. Themenu includes items such aschicken noodle soup or veg-etable minestrone; meat loafor egg salad sandwiches; sea-sonal fresh fruit and freshbaked desserts.
St. John’s Church is locat-ed at 3 Trumbull Place, at thetop of the Green in NorthHaven, where our doors areopen for prayer and peace.For details on this or otherparish programs please callthe church office at (203) 239-0156.
Angel FoodMinistries
Angel Food Ministries is anationwide program offer-ing low cost relief to anyonein need.
For more information con-tact:
Hope Christian Church,211 Montowese Ave., (203)234-7328, www.hopeag.com
The office will be open toreceive March orders on Fri-day, March 12, from 10 a.m. to2 p.m. Pick up date is Satur-day, March 27, from 9 to 10a.m. Orders can be placed online until March 18.
Or check out: www.an-gelfoodministries.com
St. Patrick’scelebration dinner
The Montowese BaptistChurch, 201 Quinnipiac Ave.,will have its annual St.Patrick’s Day corned beefdinner and raffle on Satur-day, March 13, at 6 p.m.Please call the church officefor reservations and ticketsat (203) 787-3725.
Concert of Jewishmusic
Congregation Mishkan Is-rael is proud to announce anevening of extraordinaryfood and song on Saturday,March 13. Yiddishe Broad-way, “From Bimah to Broad-way and Beyond,” is a dra-matic musical event high-lighting Jewish composersfrom past to present, per-formed by Mishkan Israel’sCantor Arthur Giglio, Broad-way star Judy Blazer, Cantor
Dorothy Goldberg and musi-cal sensation Hazzan ReuvenHerman. Covering a span of60 years, the selections willinclude Yiddish Theater,Vaudeville, Broadway, Con-temporary Jewish Art Songsand Contemporary JewishPop Music, with composerslike Irving Berlin andLeonard Bernstein.
In addition to the concert,the evening includes a SilentAuction featuring jewelry,vacations, golf outings, andmore. An elegant dinneralso is included in admis-sion.
Doors open at 6 p.m. forthe auction and dinner. Theconcert begins at 7:30 p.m.Congregation Mishkan Is-rael is located at 785 RidgeRoad in Hamden. For ticketinformation call the syna-gogue office at (203) 288-3877.
Prayerfulmeditation andmovement
There will be a morningand an evening scheduling ofthe seven-week series ofPrayerful Meditation andMovement with the Prayer ofSt. Francis on Wednesdaysthrough March 24, at 10:30a.m. to noon, or 6:30 p.m. to 8p.m., at the Caritas ChristiCenter, 295 Benham St.,Hamden. You are welcome tocome to one or to all of thesessions. No previous experi-
ence with Yoga is necessary.Please wear comfortableclothes and bring a mat, tow-el and blanket. A donation issuggested. To register pleasecall (203) 281-2569.
How to develop aparish youthprogram
On Sunday, March 14, from2 to 5 p.m., the CaritasChristi Center, 295 BenhamSt., Hamden, will present aprogram on learning how toinitiate and continue a rele-vant and meaningful highschool youth program forand by teens. The donationfor this program includes allmaterials. To register pleasecall (203) 281-2569
Bereavementseminar at St.Bridget School
A New Day 10 week semi-nar for the bereaved will be-gin Wednesday, March 10,from 7 to 9 p.m., at St. BridgetSchool, 171 Main St.,Cheshire.
This program is spon-sored by the Family Life Of-fice, Hamden. To register,call (203) 272-0070, (203) 271-2372.
Sisterhood booksale
The Sisterhood of TempleBeth Sholom, 1809 WhitneyAve., Hamden, will be havinga Used Book Sale on Sunday,March 14, from 10 a.m. to 2p.m. Browse through paper-backs, novels, fiction, non-fiction, children’s books,cook books and much more.For more information, call(203) 288-7748 or visit www.tb-shamden.com.
Seven DeadlySins — SevenLively Virtues
On Monday, March 15,from 7 to 8:30 p.m., the Cari-tas Christi Center, 295 Ben-ham St., Hamden, will showa DVD series by Fr. RobertBarron which looks at theSeven Deadly Sins. He thenpresents the Seven LivelyVirtues that offer healing.This fourth session focuses
on the sins of gluttony andlust; and the virtues of ascet-icism and chastity. Discus-sion and personal applica-tion will follow, lead by Sr.Patricia Cigrand, Director ofthe Caritas Christi Center.Attend one or all sessions. Adonation is suggested. Toregister please call (203) 281-2569.
Tot ShabbatFamilies with children
ages 6 and under are invitedto attend Tot Shabbat servic-es at Congregation MishkanIsrael, 785 Ridge Road, Ham-den, on Friday, March 26. Theprogram runs from 6:30 to7:30 p.m. Rabbi Alison Adler,Cantor Arthur Giglio andNursery School Director BecLuty lead these popular cele-brations of Shabbat withsong, storytelling and specialtreats.
For future Tot Shabbatdates and more information,call the synagogue office at(203) 288-3877.
Befriending theFalse Self
On Saturday, March 27,from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., the Car-itas Christi Center, 295 Ben-ham St., Hamden, will pres-ent a program on Befriend-ing the False Self, linkingwhat being freed up means inthe psychological uncon-scious to what God is doing; itleads into the “WelcomingPrayer.” Centering Prayerpractice is necessary. The do-nation for this program in-cludes a continental break-fast and lunch. To registerplease call (203) 281-2569.
Passover SederCongregation Mishkan Is-
rael will host its annual com-munity Passover Seder onthe second night of Passover,Tuesday, March 30. TheSeder will begin at 6 p.m.Members of the communityare cordially invited. Thisyear’s food is being providedby Jordan Caterers. Advancereservations, which are dueby March 22, are required.
Congregation Mishkan Is-rael is located at 785 RidgeRoad in Hamden. For moreinformation, and cost ofSeder, call the synagogue of-fice at (203) 288-3877.
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ObituariesHelen M. Wulff
Helen M. Less Wulff, 97, ofHamden, formerly of Quin-nipiac Avenue, North Haven,died Feb. 26, 2010, at the Har-borside/Arden House, Ham-den. She was the wife of thelate Alfred J. Wulff.
Born in New Haven, Dec.17, 1912, she was a daughterof the late Martin and Victo-ria Novak Less. Helen hadworked for the former A.C.Gilberts as an inspector andlater as a cook for the Mon-towese Health Care Centerbefore her retirement.
She is survived by a daugh-ter, Nancy (Joseph) Onofrio,a son, Alfred J. Wulff, Jr.;grandchildren, Diane (Don-ald) Munson, Susan Onofrio,Debra (Dan) Dumont, Tom(Diane) Wulff, Steven (Angel)Wulff, Lesley (John) Biz-zario, David and StaceyWulff; and great-grandchil-dren, Ashley, Christina,Mikaela, Danny, Anthony,Marissa, Crystal, Gianna,Shane, Brian and Michael.She was predeceased bybrothers, John, Edward, andPeter Less.
A funeral Mass was heldMarch 1 at Blessed Sacra-ment Church, Hamden. In-terment was in All SaintsCemetery. The North HavenFuneral Home was in chargeof arrangements.
Anita SantoraAnita Guglielmo Santora,
72, of North Haven, diedMarch 1, 2010, at the Con-necticut Hospice, Branford.She was the wife of 55 yearsto Ralph A. Santora.
She was born in NewHaven, Aug. 9, 1937, a daugh-ter of the late Joseph andMartha Goldman Guglielmo.Anita obtained her Bache-lor’s and Master’s degreesfrom Southern ConnecticutState University and was ateacher with the New HavenBoard of Education for 26years until her retirement.
She is survived by her chil-dren, New Haven Fire De-partment Capt. Ralph (MaryAnn) Santora Jr., Susan Lan-disio all of North Haven,Michelle (Anthony) Abbag-naro of New Haven, NHPDCapt. Denise (NHPD Lt. Ken-neth) Blanchard of North
Haven; grandchildren, NewHaven firefighter Jennifer(NH firefighter Chris)Forslund, Jessica and JeanaSantora, Anna-Lynn andVincent Peter Landisio III,Alexandria Rose Abbagnaro,Isabella Nicole and GabriellaMarie Blanchard; great-grandchildren, Ajane Santo-ra Fyne, Brianna Forslund,Elijah and Ty Ellis; sisters,Lorraine Howe of Atlanta,Ga., Judith Guglielmo, ofWethersfield; and a sister-in-law, Mary Kate Guglielmo, ofNew Haven. She was prede-ceased by a brother, RobertGuglielmo.
A funeral Mass was cele-brated at St. Therese Churchon March 4. Interment wasin All Saints Cemetery. TheNorth Haven Funeral Homewas in charge of arrange-ments.
Memorial donations maybe made to the Smilow Can-cer Center, 20 York St., NewHaven, CT 06520.
Ralph E. TorelloRalph Edward “Pookie”
Torello, 62, of North Haven,formerly of Hamden, diedMarch 1, 2010, at Yale-NewHaven Hospital after a longillness.
Ralph was born in NewHaven, May 10, 1947, a son ofthe late Albert and JoAnnDamiano Torello, and hadresided in North Haven forthe past five years. He ownedand operated the formerTorello’s Variety of Hamden,and later the former FoodConnection of North Havenuntil his illness. Ralph was aproud Vietnam War Armyveteran.
He is survived by his long-time companion, Pat Ric-citelli, of North Haven; a sis-
ter, Mary Crisco, of NorthHaven; three brothers, Al-bert (Gail) Torello ofSouthington, Richard(Gayle) Torello, of Walling-ford and Dennis (Julie)Torello, of Cheshire; andmany nieces and nephews.He was predeceased by hisbrother- in-law, JosephCrisco.
Funeral services wereheld March 4 at the Torello-Iacobucci WashingtonMemorial Funeral Home,North Haven. Burial withmilitary honors was in AllSaints Cemetery, NorthHaven.
Robert D. Smith,Jr.
Robert D. Smith, Jr., 39, ofElmhurst, N.Y., formerlyNorth Haven, died March 2,2010, in Elmhurst.
Born in New Haven, Oct.19, 1970, he was a son ofRobert D. Smith, Sr. andMary Sierakowska Smith, ofPalm Bay, Fla., formerly ofNorth Haven. Robert was a1989 graduate of NorthHaven High School and a1991 graduate of MildenTechnical Institute. He hadworked as a plumber for thePlumber/Pipe Fitters UnionLocal No. 777.
He is survived by a sister,Stacey L. Thurlow, of GreatFalls, Mont.
Funeral services wereheld March 10 at St. John’sEpiscopal Church, 3 Trum-bull Place, North Haven. In-terment was private in St.John’s Episcopal ChurchMemorial Garden.
Memorial donations maybe made to St. John’s Episco-pal Church Memorial Fundor the New York OrganDonor Network, 460 W. 34th
St., 15th Floor, NY 10001-2320. The North Haven Fu-neral Home was in charge ofarrangements.
Grace CapassoGrace Collins Capasso, 90,
of Cheshire, formerly ofClintonville Road, NorthHaven, died March 4, 2010, atthe Connecticut Hospice,Branford. She was the wife ofthe late Louis A. Capasso, Jr.
She was born in NewHaven, Nov. 21, 1919, a daugh-ter of the late James A. andGertrude L. MacDonaldCollins. She had been a resi-dent of North Haven for 50years until moving toCheshire in 1999. Grace hadworked for the former FirstNew Haven National Bankand American NationalBank until her retirement.She was a member of the St.Barnabas Church Women’sClub, the North Haven andCheshire Senior Centers, theCheshire Women’s Club,Church of the EpiphanyWomen’s Club, the NorthernVolunteer Fire Women’sAuxiliary and the Elks Lodge
No. 2224, Hamden Women’sAuxiliary.
She is survived by adaughter, Gertrude “Trudy”(Charles) Meyers, of Narra-gansett, R.I., and Fishers Is-land, N.Y.; a son, Vincent A.(Michelle) Capasso, ofCheshire; eight grandchil-dren, and three great-grand-children. She was prede-ceased by sons Louis A. Ca-passo III, and Wayne J. Ca-passo; her sister, and broth-ers, Laurian Murray, Joseph,Paul and Earl Collins.
A funeral Mass was cele-brated March 8 at St. Barn-abas Church. Interment wasin North Haven CenterCemetery. The North HavenFuneral Home was in chargeof arrangements.
Memorial donations maybe made to Connecticut Hos-pice, Inc., or the AmericanCancer Society.
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Letters to the EditorHearing what wewant to hear, say-ing too muchTo the editor:
The public comments sec-tion at the end of the March 4Board of Selectmen meetingaddressing an issue involv-ing the Registrar of Votersoffice, struck me as a classicexample of Professor ChrisArgyris’ Ladder of Inferenceconcept. Essentially thisconcept describes a situationin which we allow our per-sonal beliefs to influence ourbiased selection of data andexperiences, to which wechoose to pay attention tosuch an extent that we will“short circuit reality.” Thishappens because we are sus-ceptible, and anxiouslyready, to give credibility todata that supports our pre-established beliefs, which inturn further eliminates fromour consideration any con-
flicting data that may be real.The public observing this
part of the meeting was en-tertained by a series of com-ments made by opposing par-ties that reflected our com-mon vulnerability to “run-ning up our ladder of infer-ence.” It seems to me thatboth parties needed to allowthemselves the time to objec-tively discover the “real dataand experiences” in order toassess what actually hap-pened in an obviously dis-puted past. It is unfortunatethat both parties found itnecessary to speak for peoplewho were directly involvedin the experience, instead ofwaiting for those directly in-volved to speak for them-selves.
Supporters of the recentlydeposed Democrat adminis-tration once again employedtheir “mouthpiece” roleprevalent both during theshort-lived administration,and now following the frus-
trated attempt to be re-elect-ed. Democrat defenders of aRegistrar’s action, that is atbest a failure to protect sen-sitive personal informationfound on a voter record, andat worst violation of statepolicy and regulations, ispremature and should be re-strained until proper author-ities have concluded their in-vestigation. Heated defenseby the Democrats of a disput-ed situation unfortunatelyled to an emotional and inap-propriate series of com-ments that I hope the presen-ters now wish they couldcall-back.
It is time for us all to allowsome time to let the heat ofthe moment to cool, applysome discretion to our com-ments, and let the investiga-tive process uncover thetruth to avoid further ten-sion and distrust between
State budget balanced on theback of Connecticut’s children
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Commentary
The Nurturing FamiliesNetwork (NFN) in NewHaven and Hartford is indanger of being decimatedunder the Governor’s newDeficit Mitigation Plan.NFN is a program for the pre-vention of child abuse andneglect that reaches the mostvulnerable families and pro-vides them with support, ed-ucation and community con-nections. The governor’splan calls for closing 14 out of19 Nurturing Families sitesin New Haven and Hartford— a dramatic program re-duction that would eliminatethe Nurturing Families Net-work almost entirely in bothcities. Services to the townsof North Haven, Branford,North Branford, Guilfordand Madison will also be cut.As a North Haven resident, Iam concerned about elimi-nating this important pro-gram from our town.
The University of Hart-ford’s Center for Social Re-search has been followingthe Nurturing Families Net-work for 15 years. They re-port that the rate of substan-tiated child abuse and neg-lect in high-risk families par-ticipating in Nurturing Fam-ilies is significantly lowerthan state and national rates.Annual maltreatment ratefor NFN families is, on aver-age, only 3% compared to20% for similar families notparticipating in this type ofprogram. They also found
that the immunization ratefor two-year olds in Nurtur-ing Families is 93% com-pared to only 66% for twoyear olds with similar demo-graphic background, andthat a significant percentageof parents in the programcomplete high school, be-come employed and moveout of financial hardship.
So much time, effort andmoney went into buildingthis valuable program. Nur-turing Families Network isthere to give families tools tocope and alleviate some ofthe stress, which is so closelyassociated with child abuseand neglect. It will be devas-tating to them, as well as tothe state, if we pull out thissupport— sometimes theonly one they have — fromunder their feet.
Eliminating the proposedNurturing Families siteswill not save the state mon-ey; it will only result in shift-ing funds from a preventionprogram that works andcosts less, to interventionprograms that cost more.For example, services for afamily in the NFN programcost $3,500 per year, whilesupporting a family in theDepartment of Children andFamilies costs $30,000 annu-ally. We will no doubt pay forthese cuts later by having tofinancially support growingcaseloads at the Department
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the town’s political parties.“It has been said that poli-
tics is the second oldest pro-fession. I have learned that itbears a striking resem-blance to the first.” - RonaldReagan
Michael MaturoNorth Haven
Explanation ofdomicile fromRegistrar ofVotersTo the editor:
Gary Amato has filed acomplaint against mydaughter for exercising herright to vote in her home-town of North Haven to theState Elections Commission.
I have served as a Regis-
trar of Voters in NorthHaven since December of2005. Here are the facts aboutvoter registration:
You must be 18 years ofage and a U.S. citizen. Youmay only be registered tovote in the one municipal-ity that you consider yourdomicile. You may only beregistered to vote in oneplace, even if you havemultiple residences with-in or out of the state.
In Connecticut a personmay register to vote andmay vote in any place thatthey consider their homeas long as they have apresence in that place,continuing contacts withit, coupled with an inten-tion to return to it.
My daughter meets the re-quirements of domicile list-ed by state law. North Havenis the only place that she is
registered to vote and hasever voted. She has nevermade any secret of the factthat she votes from herhome, a residence that hasbeen in my family for over 62years.
I was unaware that therewas any challenge of mydaughter’s voting rights byanyone until she receivedMr. Amato’s complaint atour home on Dec. 30, 2009.The protocol for all com-plaints in the Registrars ofVoter’s office is that all infor-mation on challenges, re-gardless of whom they areabout, is shared between theregistrars.
Attached to Mr. Amato’scomplaint was a copy of mydaughter’s voter registra-tion card showing the lastfour digits of her Social Se-curity number. Identifica-tion numbers are never re-
leased to the general pub-lic by Registrars of Voters— this point is one that thestate’s attorneys havestressed at all of the educa-tional conferences spon-sored by the Secretary of theState that registrars attendeach year.
My daughter sent two let-ters to my associate, Regis-trar Patty Jackson-Marshall,asking to whom her identitynumbers were given andwhy they were released? Ms.Jackson-Marshall did not re-ply to her. Registrars areelected officials. The Secre-tary of the State tells us thatwe have a duty towards theconcerns that our votersmight have. My daughter’sconcerns about this impor-tant issue were not an-swered.
There is no doubt in mymind that the complaint
against my daughter was po-litically motivated. Mr. Ama-to has never met my daugh-ter and did not bother to askme anything about this mat-ter. Mr. Gambardella, whowitnessed the signature onthe complaint, but now ad-mits that the complaint ishis own, says it is not person-al, but it is filled with irrele-vant and defamatory com-ments about my husband,my son-in-law, and me. At theBoard of Selectmen’s meet-ing Mr. Gambardella madevulgar, defamatory remarksabout my daughter, my fami-ly, and myself. I am thor-oughly disgusted with thesepeople.
Pamela ParrellaRepublican Registrar of
Voters
of Children and Families,the Department of Correc-tions, the Department ofMental Health and otherstate agencies.
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In addition, the proposedcuts will leave one hundredConnecticut residents out ofa job, adding to the alreadydifficult economic climate.
If you would like to helppreserve this vital programplease contact your legisla-tors and urge them to sup-port the Nurturing Families
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Connex donates to Food BankAs part of it’s commitmentto the local community,Connex recently donated$350 and 128 pounds offood to Connecticut FoodBank. For an entire month,Connex branches servedas collection points fornon-perishable food do-nations. In an effort tohelp raise awareness andincrease the donations,Connex deposited $25into each new member’s“Unbank Checking” account and matched that with a $25 donation to Con-necticut Food Bank. As a result, the money and food donated will help provide1,300 meals for those in need.
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claimants over $50,000,” hesaid. “The methodology has-n’t changed. At that time, thetown’s claim experience wasbetter than it is today.”
Fontana asked whetherAnthem used the same re-newal calculations with allmunicipalities. Bowker an-swered that the company did.Second selectman Tim Dohe-ny asked if all municipalitieshad similar percentage in-creases. Bowker answeredthat they did.
“Hamden stayed with An-
them while North Haven waswith ConnectiCare and stillhad an equal rise,” Fontanasaid. “So North Haven’s pro-jected rise is not because ofits year with ConnectiCare?”
“Correct,” Bowkerreplied.
During public commentwith Anthem, resident BobDemauro asked what the spe-cific drivers were behind theprojected North Haven in-crease.
“The drivers vary pertown, but lifestyle is the driv-ing force,” Bowker said.
Bowker added that NorthHaven is “a little high” inasthma and coronary heart
disease. In terms of a basemathematical breakdown,Bowker said that Anthem’scharges are 80-90 percentclaims costs and 10-15 per-cent administration costs.
Demauro believed a driverto be Anthem’s control of thesituation. “You and MajorLeague Baseball are basical-ly the same,” he said toBowker. “You have no com-petition. If you don’t play forMajor League Baseball, youdon’t play baseball in theUSA. If you don’t buy insur-ance from the big five insur-ance companies, you don’tget insurance. Money is thedriver.”
Anthem vice presidentJames Augur refuted theclaim. “There is competitionin Connecticut,” he said toDemauro. “There are fivegreat insurance companiesin Connecticut. Here in Con-necticut, I do believe there’sgood competition on a dailybasis.”
Resident Sherman Katzrecalled that when a compa-ny he worked for was aboutto go to a different carrier,Anthem lowered its prices toretain the contract. “Oncewe sharpen our pencils, An-them will come down fromwhere they are now,” Katzsaid.
Resident and Board of Fi-nance member Michael Hal-lahan asked whether An-them’s administration costshave risen. Auger said theyhad not. “What is driving thepremium increase in NorthHaven are the claims,”Auger added.
Freda said that the town isnot resigned to Anthem. “Weare examining all the op-tions,” he said, “includinggoing out to bid, and includ-ing going back to the draw-ing board with self-insur-ance.”
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Born in Willimantic, Jan.22, 1925, she was a daughterof the late Anthony Alibertiand Foresta Caroti AlibertiViscio. Rose had worked forthe former A.C. Gilberts andlater as an assembler for Au-tomech, Inc. She was Regis-trar of Voters for the town ofNorth Haven, a member of
Obituariesthe North Haven Senior Cen-ter, where she loved to playcards and also enjoyed play-ing bingo. She was also amember of the Settendri-onale Club, the TempleSweethearts Square Dancers,and was an avid New YorkYankees fan.
She is survived by her chil-dren, Sally A. and Ernest H.Hopkins, Jr.; grandchildren,Michael Anthony Hopkinsand Jamie Rose Longyear;and a brother, Vincent (Lin-da) Aliberti.
A funeral Mass was cele-brated at St. BarnabasChurch on March 10. Inter-ment was private in AllSaints Cemetery. The NorthHaven funeral Home was incharge of arrangements.
Hanna RoseJacobson
Hannah Rose (Grund) Ja-cobson, 93, of New PortRichey, Fla., formerly ofNorth Haven, died March 3,2010, in Florida. She was thewife of the late Carl E.W. Ja-cobson.
Born in London, England,on April 19, 1916, she was adaughter of the late Peterand Ethel Grund.
She is survived by her chil-dren, Karen (John) Jensen,Carl (Lee) Jacobson and Wal-ter (Allean) Jacobson; sixgrandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, and severalnieces and nephews. She waspredeceased by sisters, HildaGrund, Ellen Molleur andLillian Selmquist; and abrother, Ed Grund.
A memorial service wasconducted in Bethesda
Lutheran Church, NewHaven, on March 12. Inter-ment was private inBeaverdale Memorial Park.The North Haven FuneralHome was in charge ofarrangements.
Memorial donations maybe made to Bethesda Luther-an Church Memorial Fund,305 St. Ronan St., New Haven,CT 06511.
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Scott E. Plamondon, 51, ofNorth Haven, died March 7,2010, at Connecticut Hospice,Branford.
Scott was born in Bridge-port, June 23, 1958, a son ofJeannine Bilodeau Plamon-don, of Hamden, and the lateRouville Plamondon. He hadworked as an electrician forthe state of Connecticut.
He is survived by a sister,Michelle Plamondon-Chiengand her husband Dan, ofNorth Haven; a brother,Richard Plamondon and hiswife Tina, of Dallas, Ga.; andseveral nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were con-ducted at the North HavenFuneral Home on March 11.Interment was in All SaintsCemetery.
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The Purple Red Hattersare currently taking newmembers and planning fu-ture activities and events.Those interested can contactthe senior center or go on-line and Google Red Hat Soci-ety for more information.
“The Purple Red Hattersare a supportive, giving, lov-ing, and compassionategroup of women who fill anyroom with lots of laughter,plenty of jokes, good conver-sation, and many goodtimes,” said Amarone. “Theylook wonderful and festive intheir purple and red hats.”
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judge Robert Berdon deniedformer town attorneyRichard Parrett’s attempt toquash the application formandamus, pushing the casetoward a potential trial.
The trial date was delayedafter Freda replaced McCar-ty and Ryan replaced Parrettin late 2009. The new Board ofSelectman discussed thecase’s future with Ryan onFeb. 25 during a special meet-ing, during which Freda saidthey would consider the Con-necticut Supreme Court CaseMorris v. Congdon (2006) andJudge Berdon’s Sept. 30 rul-ing.
In Morris v. Congdon, theConnecticut Supreme Courtgranted the town of Prestonthe right to hold a town meet-ing to vote on the removal ofthe town planner position af-ter Preston citizens collected20 signatures on a petition forthe meeting. Preston votedagainst removing the posi-tion during the special meet-ing.
Before the selectmen votedon the motion on March 4,Freda read aloud a letterwritten to the board by resi-dent Gary Amato. “Thereshould be no hiring in the de-
partment of public workswhile the state attorney’s of-fice is investigating the build-ing department,” Amatowrote.
Amato believed all threeselectman were disqualifiedfrom voting on the motion.“Steve Fontana and MichaelFreda are both named on themotion for write of man-damus,” Amato wrote. “Theyshould abstain from votingon the issue.”
“Tim Doheny is being in-vestigated by the state attor-ney’s office and should notvote,” Amato added, alludingto the building departmentinvestigation, as well as pastallegations that the depart-ment undercharged Dohenyfor permits fees.
Doheny denied the charge.“I can assure you, for every-body in the room, to the bestof my knowledge I am not be-ing investigated by the stateattorney’s office,” he said.
During public comment,resident Gerry Feinbergechoed Fonatna’s vexationthat recognizing Burns’ peti-tion and allowing the specialmeeting would set a danger-ous precedent. Feinbergasked whether the selectmenwould consider moving thequestion of reinstatementfrom a town meeting to a ref-erendum. Freda said such amove was unnecessary, as atown meeting allowed all res-idents the chance to vote.
“If the Board of Selectmenchooses not to do it, then wecan go get 20 signatures and areferendum will have to becalled,” Feinberg responded.“That’s part of the problemwith the whole matter. Call-
ing a town meeting for thispurpose is allowing any 20people in town to usurp [theselectmen’s] authority.”
Feinberg asked whetherthe engineer-two position upfor vote would “have BobBurns’ name on it.” Freda re-sponded that it would not.
Feinberg asked whetherthe Board of Finance hadsole authority to restore atown position. “Town meet-ing is the legislative body intown,” attorney Ryan re-sponded.
Feinberg was still wary ofthe motion. “Perhaps youhave resolved the immediateissue, but you might have cre-ated a problem for yourselvesor other selectmen,” he said.
Freda responded that hebelieved the selectmen weresimply following the law.“Morris versus Congdon setthe precedent for this,” hesaid. “And the previous townattorney’s motion to quashwas defeated.”
Walsh also believed Burns’petition was in line with thelaw. “When the former towncouncil moved to quash,which was really a motion todismiss the writ of man-damus, Judge Berdon’s deci-sion against it was well onthe point,” he said on Mon-day. “As the 2006 SupremeCourt case said, the purpose
for which the petition wasfiled was legitimate and forproper purpose.”
“I’m pleased that they vot-
ed to hold the meeting,”Walsh added. “I wish theycould have done it a yearago.”
ter.”After lunch, some seniors
stayed to speak with First Se-lectman Freda and others en-gaged in playing bingo,which is a favorite afternoongame at the center. Thoseplaying listened diligently tosenior member GeorgeCreamer Sr. calling out num-
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bers and letters. In betweengames, laughter could beheard throughout the beauti-fully renovated center.
“This was truly a superwelcome back party thatturned a rainy, cold andcloudy day into a perfect day,”replied Jung. “It was a day tocelebrate while eating pizzaand ice cream with a terrificgroup of men and women —our wonderful seniors.”
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Commission on Agingmeeting
There will be commissionon aging meeting on Tues-day, March 16, at 6 p.m. Purple Red Hatters fash-
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will hold a fashion show onWednesday, March 17, at 1:30p.m., at the Senior Center.This show is sponsored byDress Barn of Hamden. Re-freshments will be served.Bingo with middle school
Bingo with middle schoolstudents will be held on
To reserve a lunch, callMary Ellen at (203) 985-2962.Reservations must be madeby noon the day before.Lunch is served at noon Sug-gested donation is $2.
The following is a list oflunches for the week ofMarch 15 at the Senior Cen-ter:
Main menuMonday: Cranapple juice,
broccoli and cheese quiche,mixed vegetables, wholewheat dinner roll, oatmealraisin coookie.
Wednesday, March 17, at10:30 a.m. Green bagels willbe served along with specialprizes.Purple Red Hatters fash-
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will have a fashion show onWednesday, March 17, at 1:30p.m. at the Senior Center.This show is sponsored byDress Barn of Hamden. Re-freshments will be served.
Food critics on the road
The North Haven SeniorFood Critics on the Road willgo to J. Roos Pizza on StateStreet on Thursday, March18, at 11:30 a.m. Please makereservations at the office byFriday, March 12. Call (203)239-5432.
St. Joseph’s DayEnjoy St. Joseph’s Day on
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March13Saturday
PATH’s fundraiser —PATH’s annual silent auc-tion and dinner theater willbe held at Fantasia, 404Washington Ave., from 6 to11 p.m. There will be an in-teractive 1970’s comedyprom presented by NewYork Dinner Theater. Allproceeds will benefit fami-lies of children with devel-
opmental and health relatedneeds, families of childrenwith lifelong disabilities,parents challenged withhigh risk pregnancies, thebirth of a baby born prema-turely, and parents who havefaced the sadness of losing achild. For more information,call (203) 234-9554, or (800)399-7284.
Maple sugaring —Brooksvale Park, Hamden,will hold its annual MapleSugaring Open House withits first session at 10 a.m.,and the second at 1 p.m.Email the park at
[email protected] or call(203) 287-2669 to make areservation. Rain will can-cel.
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Book discussion — TheFriends of the North HavenLibrary will sponsor a bookdiscussion by author KarenE. Olson on her new book,“Pretty in Ink,” at 7 p.m..This book is the second inthe Tattoo Shop mystery se-ries. The discussion will be
Miss Connecticut’s Diamond
Courtesy of Johna Iwanec
Congratulations to six-year-old, GiaFrances Iwanec of North Haven.Gia was crowned as a Miss Con-necticut’s Diamond on Feb. 14, atthe Miss New Haven/Miss FairfieldCounty Pageant which was held atthe Educational Center for the Artsin New Haven. Gia is looking for-ward to an exciting and fun filledyear with the Miss Connecticut Pro-gram! Gia’s entire family is so proudof all her accomplishments, espe-cially her parents Nicholas andJohna, and her big brother andbiggest fan, Nicholas, Jr.
held in the community roomof the library, 17 Elm St.Please call the library at(203) 239-5803 to register.
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MS Support Group —The Hamden MS SupportGroup meets at the HamdenMemorial Town Library,2901 Dixwell Ave., Hamden,at 6:30 p.m., on the thirdWednesday of each month.For more information,please contact Allison at(203) 230-8672.
18 Thursday
Healthy women forum— Women with questionsabout good health will havea chance to have them an-swered at a community fo-rum sponsored by theWomen’s Network of theJewish Federation of
Greater New Haven in part-nership with the JewishCommunity Center and theConnecticut Region ofHadassah. The forum willfeature a panel of regionalexperts and take place from9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Jew-ish Community Center, 360Amity Road, Woodbridge.
Agricultural Experi-ment Station — The publicis invited to attend the annu-al meeting of The Connecti-cut Agricultural Experi-ment Station Associates at 7p.m. in the Jones Auditori-um at the The ConnecticutAgricultural ExperimentStation, 123 Huntington St.,New Haven. Topics will be“The Use of Plants to Re-move Toxic Chemicals fromthe Soil,” and “The Returnof the Begbugs.” There is nocost to attend the program.Refreshments will be provid-ed. For information, call(203) 269-2653.
As North Haven boys’ bas-ketball discovered this week,upsets can go both ways.
A week after upending thefavored and top-seeded Hill-house squad in the SouthernConnecticut Conferencechampionship, the Indianswere upset 58-53 on March 8by the Wilby Wildcats in thefirst round of the Division Lstate tournament, at homebefore a packed gymnasium.
“It was an ugly game thatcame down to desire,” saidNorth Haven coach PeteCivitello after the loss, “andthey had a little bit morethan us.”
The seventh-seeded Indi-ans led 22-18 at the end of thefirst quarter, 29-28 at half,and 49-41 going onto thefourth quarter. The hometeam led by as much as 12points during the third quar-ter. However, a slew of NorthHaven turnovers, missedshots, and bungled free-throws in the final eight min-utes, coupled with precisethree-point and free-throwshooting from 26th-rankedWilby, doomed the Indians.
“We got very complacentand allowed them to climbback in,” Civitello said. “Andthen we panicked.”
The Wildcats also domi-nated the Indians on theglass, consistently collecting
Upsets cut both ways for North Haven
offensive rebounds to createadditional opportunities.Wilby’s Darryl Johnsondrained a three-pointer toopen the fourth quarter afterhe and his teammates en-snared half-a-dozen offensiverebounds on the possession.
An ugly stretch of thefourth quarter followedJohnson’s bucket in whichthere was no scoring for overfour minutes, and duringwhich the normally-accurate
North Haven senior BrianSalzillo missed three openshots. Finally, Johnson sankanother three-pointer withfour minutes remaining,lowering the Indians’ advan-tage to 49-47.
North Haven sophomoreDominic Schioppo wasfouled on the other end, butonly connected on one freethrow. Wilby added a two-pointer after wracking upseveral more offensive re-bounds, and the score stoodwith North Haven ahead50-49.
Then, Wildcat TerronRobinson stole the ball asSalziollo dribbled across mid-court, connecting on the openlay-up for Wilby’s first lead ofthe second half, 51-50.
North Haven senior Joe Se-taro worked inside for thefoul, pushing North Haveninto the bonus, but missedthe first free throw of theone-and-one. Wilby playerstook the ball down court,where Setaro fouled Johnsonfar from the basket. Wilbywas also in the bonus, andJohnson hit both free throwsfor a 53-50 lead.
Indian sophomore BillyMcDonald crashed down thecourt for a lay-up, bringingthe score to 53-52 with 1:30 re-maining. However, as there isnot a shot clock in highschool basketball, Wilby be-gan to pass the ball around ontheir resulting possession todeplete the game clock.
With 1:04 left in the game,North Haven senior DaveSims trapped a Wilby playerin a corner and forced a jumpball. Unfortunately, Wilbyhad the possession arrow andretained the ball. With 50.2seconds remaining, Setarofouled Wilby’s Landen Man-ning.
Manning missed the firstfree throw of the one-and-one, and McDonald collectedthe rebound. North Havencalled a timeout with 39.5 sec-onds remaining. The in-bound went to Salzillo, wholost track of the ball and al-lowed Wilby to come awaywith the steal.
The Indians fouled Robin-son, who hit the first freethrow for a 54-52 lead with33.9 seconds left. Robinsonmissed the second free throw,and McDonald fought off afierce effort from a Wilbyplayer for the rebound. Mc-
Citizen photo by Kevin Pataky
Sophomore Billy McDonald maneuvers around a Wild-cat defender on his way to the hoop.
See Basketball, page 21
Senior Brian Salzillo pow-ers his way through Wild-cat defenders for a layupin the second quarter.
Citizen photo by Kevin Pataky
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Connecticut Better Busi-ness Bureau is offering Ct.BBB Student Ethics scholar-ship awards. Winners will re-ceive a $2,500 scholarship to-wards attendance at an ac-credited college or universityof choice. The award recog-nizes secondary school stu-dents who personify high eth-ical standards through lead-ership, community service,overall academic history andpersonal integrity.
Only applications fromhigh school students current-ly in their junior year will beaccepted. A description of re-quirements and applicationforms are available online atheep://ww.ct.bbb.org/stu-dentethicsaward or accessedfrom a home page link atwww.bbb.org.
The deadline for applica-tions is Friday, June 18, 2010.
The Auxiliary of the Hos-pital of Saint Raphael is nowaccepting applications for itsthree annual scholarships.All high school seniors andundergraduate and graduatestudents pursuing a degreein a health-related field areeligible for the awards, in theamount of $1,000 each.
Applicants from greaterNew Haven, including NorthHaven, are eligible. Eligibili-ty will be determined by fi-nancial need, scholasticachievement and a personalstatement. Applications areavailable by contacting theSaint Raphael Foundation at(203) 789-3316 or by email [email protected] application formsmust be postmarked byThursday, April 1, to qualify.Selection of award recipientswill be announced in May.
School lunches for the weekbeginning March 15
High SchoolDaily fee: $2.50 to $2.75Monday: Professional Devel-
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Wednesday: Elementaryconferences. Early dismissal.No lunch service.
Thursday: Elementary con-ferences. Early dismissal. Nolunch service.
Friday: Elementary confer-ences. Early dismissal. Nolunch service.
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listeners that every dollar do-nated “is used very judicious-ly by Rotary family aroundthe world.”
The next person to be inter-viewed by Scarano on the livebroadcast was Theresa Ran-ciato-Viele, a former localclub president. In response toa request for a list of club ac-complishments she briefly re-viewed some of the serviceclub’s work. She pointed outthat the local club meets onTuesday morning at 7:15 atthe Breakfast Nook Restau-rant followed by an informa-tive program, and explainedthat the organization re-quires that individuals inleadership roles, often in thebusiness world, focus oncharitable service and fellow-ship by promoting the better-ment of their community.
Viele said that Rotariansendorse youth leadershipgroups including the highschool’s Interact Club; recog-nize student accomplishmentthrough their Student of theMonth and Unsung Hero pro-grams; provide scholarshipsto high school and college stu-
dents; work on literacy proj-ects; and support other edu-cational programs, such asthe purchase and mainte-nance of a large selection ofbooks in the “ career cor-ner” of the town’s library.
Pointing to severalfundraisers, including theannual Day of Wine and Ros-es, the food booth at the Con-certs on the Green each sum-mer, and the annual pancakebreakfast in the fall, sheadded that various socialevents have helped to fur-nish the necessary financesthat are shared with count-less charities. Some exam-ples of the local causes in-clude support for scoutingprograms, DARE, MADD, Re-lay for Life, the St. Baldrick’sFoundation, the Eli WhitneyMuseum, the Food Pantry,several Kids for Kids chari-ties, and the Big Brother/BigSister program.
Indicating that recent in-ternational projects includ-ed the provision of life-sav-ing water filters for a smalltown in India and support fora mobile school there, shesaid that donations to assista volunteer medical teamfrom Yale with their life-al-tering surgical work in Hon-
duras has been supported fora few years. Viele also wel-comed the public to purchasetickets to the Carnevale, aMardi gras type of dinnerdance on March 26 at Antho-ny’s Ocean View that willprovide major funding forcharity, especially towardfighting cancer in children.For information about theclub go to www.nhrotary.org.
When volunteer and Ro-tarian Michael Hallahan, amember of the Board of Fi-nance in the town was inter-viewed, he mentioned sever-al of the club’s accomplish-ments, but thanked NHTV’sWalter Mann for his numer-ous contributions to the com-munity including thetelethon itself. He went on toname several of the other be-hind-the-scenes contribu-tors, including “floor manag-er” Debbie Volain, the volun-teers who manned thephones, and the Minottis,who he said were “the majorcog” that made it all work. Itwas also noted that MarkMinotti had recently beenappointed by the Board of Se-lectmen to serve on thetown’s cable televisionboard.
One highlight of the after-
noon was an interview withWallingford residentsCatherine and Arne Yagsiz-ian who have headed a chari-table organization called Jaz-z’d 4 Life for a few years, ac-cording to the musicians.Catherine, who is the daugh-ter of the famous jazz pianistand composer Dave Brubeck,was recently honored by thePresident at the KennedyCenter, said that their grouphas been giving concerts “tohelp children around theworld,” pointing out that herfather has done two concertsto support their charitablework. Her husband who saidhe has been traveling to Haitiannually for 10 years saidthat they have helped con-struct schools, orphanages,churches, a mobile medicalclinic, and have put in wellsand water filtration systems.
Catherine also described atent city in a soccer stadiumin Les Cayes where they haveperformed that is located 100miles west of Port-au-Princeand which houses uncountedrefugees, but has plumbingcourtesy of Rotary Interna-tional. She said that their fes-tivals raise money andawareness, but also providean enjoyable time for adults
and children alike. The cou-ple also described barrelsthat have been placed aroundtheir community to collectclothing and other donationsfor the people of Haiti, andmentioned that a 40’ contain-er had just been shipped tothe desperate country. Forfurther details on the inter-national charity go towww.jazzed4life.org.
At the conclusion of thefour hours of entertainment,a young lady named SummerEdeen played the electric pi-ano and sang the movingoriginal song that she au-thored entitled “The Fight ofYour Life,” which was calleda most appropriate choice forthe occasion. The tape of theprogram called “Voices forHaiti” was telecast on NHTVagain on Sunday, March 7,and will be shown this week-end. Rather than calling thestation, however, viewerswishing to make a donationshould mail their pledges ortax deductible contributionsto the North Haven RotaryClub at P.O. Box 202, NorthHaven, CT 06473.
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“The issue is does [Pen-fold] live in North Haven ornot?” Gambardella said onFriday. “Let’s let the SEEC de-cide that.”
The other two suspect vot-ers were registered to ware-houses, Gambardella added,as business owners in towncan vote in referendums.
Lambert said that hisdaughter still belongs to aNorth Haven church and“frequently” visits her par-ents’ residence at 25 Trum-bull Place, the location listedon her North Haven voter’sregistration card. Lambertadded that his daughter votedin North Haven when shewas previously residing inNew York to attend New YorkUniversity.
“She still considers NorthHaven her domicile,” Lam-bert said. “You can have tworesidences, and vote from theone that is most important toyou. The state is only inter-ested in that you didn’t votetwice. If you have more than
one residence, you canchoose where to vote.”
Gambardella said that Pen-fold did not vote in New York.
Additionally, Lambert saidthat the SEEC’s notice ofcomplaint was sent to theTrumbull Place residence.
Lambert said of Jackson-Marshall, “If she was just do-ing her job, then why didn’tshe challenge the voter be-fore the election if shethought she couldn’t vote?”
Lambert believed Gam-bardella was motivated bythe NHHS auditorium dis-agreement. “This is notabout voting,” Lambert said.
During the meeting, Parel-la said that it is possible to de-duce the first five digits of asocial security number usinga person’s birth date and resi-dence. Parrella, the Republi-can Registrar of Voters,added that if she had beenasked for her daughter’s vot-ing information, she wouldhave provided the documentsbut covered up the social se-curity numbers.
“We don’t give out thosenumbers,” Parella said.
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Donald attacked the rim onthe other end and was fouled.
With 28 seconds left, Mc-Donald made the first freethrow but misconnected onthe second. Wilby’s LandenManning corralled the re-bound and was immediatelyfouled. Manning sank bothfree throws despite the deaf-ening roar of the hometeam’s fans, who had stuffedthe NHHS gymnasium be-yond its normal capacity.
North Haven called time-out with 19.1 seconds remain-ing and behind by threepoints. The inbound playwent to Salzillo, who misseda three-pointer from the leftcorner. Setaro snagged the of-fensive rebound but missed a
low-post shot and was notfouled. Wilby’s LamarLarsen eventually found theball and was fouled with 6.5seconds remaining.
Larsen made both freethrows for a 58-53 lead, effec-tively ending the contest.Salzillo missed one lastthree-pointer before time ranout.
“We turned the ball overway too many times,”Civitello said. “And we gotkilled on the boards.”
“We knew that the teamwas not the greatest halfcourt team, so we tried tolimit their possessions, as wehad done to teams through-out the SCC tournament,”Civitello added, “but we didnot have the same desiretonight.”
Salzillo led all scorerswith 26 points, including five
three-pointers. McDonaldcollected 15 points, while Se-taro and Schioppo netted sixeach. Larsen led the Wildcatswith 19 points, while John-son totaled 13 points, Robin-son 11, and Manning seven.
Most telling, North Havenwas outscored 17-4 in thegame’s final quarter.
“We stopped playing de-fense in the fourth quarter,”Civitello said. “It’s been abad habit of ours throughoutthe season. And once we stopscoring, it really hurts us.”
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Daniel A. Merriam receiveda Bachelor of Science degreein criminal justice on Feb. 15,2010, from Western New Eng-land College, Springfield,Mass.
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The following North Havenstudents have been named tothe dean’s list for fall 2009 atAssumption College, Worces-ter, Mass.:
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TOWN OF NORTH HAVENDEPARTMENT OF
COMMUNITY SERVICES AND RECREATION
TITLE: Day Camp Supervisor
SUPERVISOR: Assistant Director of RecreationAssistant Director of Recreation/Pool
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:Overall planning, supervision and operation of Day Camp. Performrelated tasks as required by the Assistant Director of Recreation.
DISTINGUISHING FEATURESOF SUPERVISOR:The duties and responsibilities of the Day Camp Supervisor are as fol-lows:
a. Programming and planning of daily and special activities for the Day Camp in conjunction with staff.
b. Maintenance of facility and equipment.c. Instruct staff on skills and assign tasks.d. Enforce rules and regulations of the program.e. Attend daily staff meetings. f. Prepare reports on activities and staff.g. Attend pre-season orientation.h. Opening and closing of the Day Camp facility. Staff must report to
Day Camp at 8:15 A.M. and close at 4:45 P.M. or until last child is picked up.
i. Submit bi-weekly time sheets.
REQUIRED SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE:A qualified Day Camp Supervisor should possess:a. Strong leadership qualities such as dependability, organization,
communication skills, creativity, enthusiasm, flexibility, decisiveness and ability to delegate authority.
b. A varied background in recreational games and activities such asmusic, athletics, arts and crafts, outdoor education, dance, anddrama.
c. Ability to instruct staff and children in varied tasks.d. Enjoy working with children and people in general.e. Overall demonstration of strong leadership and administrative
qualities.
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:a. First Aid/CPR certification.b. Experience as a Day Camp Supervisor or similar position.c. Own transportation.
SUMMER STAFF SCHEDULE:Dates: June 21, through August 6, 2010Hours: 8:15 - 4:45 p.m.Hourly rate: $13.00
Applications will be accepted beginning March 10, 2010 until filled.Please apply at the Memorial Town Hall, Finance Office, 18 Church St.,North Haven, CT 06473, Monday through Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm.
TOWN OF NORTH HAVENZONING BOARD OF APPEALSNOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given that the North Haven ZoningBoard Of Appeals will hold a Public Hearing on Thurs-day, March 18, 2010, at 7:30 p.m. at the Mildred Wake-ley Community and Recreation Center on Linsley Streetin Room #2 at which time and place opportunity will begiven to those who wish to be heard relative to the fol-lowing applications:1. #09-15 Application of Locust Realty Associ-
ates, LLC, Owner and Applicant, rel-ative to 48 Giles Avenue, (Map 28, Lot 13), Appeal of a Cease &Desist Order of the Zoning Enforce-ment Officer. IG-80 Zoning District.
2. #10-04 Application of William L. Krinsky,Owner and Applicant, relative to 5 Norway Road, (Map 50, Lot 211) perSection 8.6.2.1, requesting a fence height variance of 3' to permit a 6' high fence in a front yard where 3' ispermitted. R-20 Zoning District.
3. #10-05 Application of Locust Realty Associ-ates, LLC, Owner and Applicant, relative to 48 Giles Avenue (Map 28,Lot 13), per Section 5.2.2, requesting a front yard variance of 35' to permit a 40' front yard setbackwhere 75' is required. IG-80 Zoning District.
4. #10-06 Application of Timothy J. Lee, Esq., Applicant, Woodmere Development, LLC, Owner, relative to 320 Middle-town Avenue, aka 190 Montowese Avenue, (Map 17, Lot 102), per Sec-tion 2.4.1.1(a), requesting a side/rearyard variance of 25' to permit a 25' side/rear yard setback where 50' is required. EH Zoning District.
Donald F. Clark, Secretary
TOWN OF NORTH HAVENINLAND WETLANDS COMMISSION
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGTO RESIDENTS AND TAXPAYERS OF THE TOWN OFNORTH HAVEN AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES:Notice is hereby given that the Inland Wetlands Com-mission will hold a Public Hearing on Wednesday, March24, 2010, at 7:00 P.M., at the Mildred A. Wakeley Com-munity and Recreation Center, 7 Linsley Street in Room#2 to consider the following application. A copy of thisnotice is filed in the Town Clerk's Office. 1. #I10-01 Application of Ronald Iannucci,
Owner and Applicant, relative to 327Skiff Street, (Map 33, Lot 157), seeking Permit To Conduct Regulat-ed Activity. Plan Entitled: Proposed Site Plan, Lot 2, 327 Skiff Street, North Haven, CT, Prepared by John Paul Garcia & Assoc., Dated 2/1/06, rev. 1-27-10. Scale 1" = 20'. R-12 Zoning District.
2. #I10-02 Application of JMSARM, LLC, Michael Massimino, Applicant, Estateof William J. & Yolanda Halkovetz, Richard J. Parrett, Executor, Owner,relative to 191-209 North Hill Road, Map 14, Lot 68), seeking Permit To Conduct Regulated Activity and Sub-division Referral. Plan Entitled: Founders Preserve - Cluster Subdivi-sion, Prepared For JMSARM, LLC, 191-209 North Hill Road, North Haven, Connecticut, Prepared by Bennett & Smilas Engineering, Inc., Dated February 3, 2010. Scale 1" = 50'. R-40 Zoning District.
Leroy Gould, Secretary
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ProHealth Physicians is current-ly seeking full and part-timeRegistered Diagnostic MedicalSonographers in our rapidlygrowing statewide group prac-tice. Will perform assignedultrasound exams, while deliver-ing safe and accurate patientcare. Will also have quality con-trol and improvement duties.Must have ADRMS Certificationand related ultrasound experi-ence. We are seeking self-moti-vated team players with excel-lent organizational and patientrelations skills.
If you have the background andfeel ready for a new challenge,please email letter and resumeto: [email protected] fax to 860-643-9057. AnEqual Opportunity Employer.
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Metal fabrication job shop looking to retain a skilled leader to manage and coordinate theproduction of work in a fastpaced environment. Must beable to read blueprints, layout,fabricate, have welding knowledge & a Min. 5 yrs. exp.in this field. The ability to deter-
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ASSEMBLER Of P.C Boards, sol-dering & mechanical experi-ence required. Call Power Con-trols (203) 284-0235
CAREGIVERS - Immediate needfor LIVE-IN CAREGivers to helpprovide 24/7 companionship. Bepart of a team that lives-in asenior’s home. Reliable carrequired. Must speak English.Call Home Instead Senior Care @860-316-2531 or visit our websitewww.homeinstead.com
CUSTOMER SERVICE REPS:Growing Wallingford call centercurrently looking for friendly &enthusiastic customer servicereps to answer phones forinbound sales. All 3 shifts areavailable, full time and part timeflexible hours, must work 1weekend shift. Bi-lingual a plus.Please respond by email [email protected] call 203-284-6040 ext 1970.
DIRECTOR OF CHILD CARESeeking an experienced teamoriented individual with adesire to positively impact ourSouthington Community YMCAChild Care program. Oversee11,200 s/f Learning Center, 7off sites, 600 children, 85 staffand $2.1 million budget. Indi-vidual must have Bachelor’sDegree related to education.Must have demonstrated abili-ty to manage humanresources, effective communi-cation skills, be innovative andhave superior management/interpersonal skills. Workingknowledge of the CT statelicensing and NAEYC accredi-tation standards are necessary.YMCA experience preferred.$51K-$56K. By 3-19, sendcover letter, resume, 5 refer-ences, and written philosophyof child care to [email protected] electronic submissionswill be accepted.
ed in Wallingford has immedi-ate openings for heavymachinery assembler. Musthave 5 years previous exp.Competitive pay & excellentbenefits. Send resume & hourlyrate history to PO box 566,Durham, CT 06422 or [email protected] EOE
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WALLINGFORD Desirable firstlevel 1 bedroom corner unit.1.5 baths with add’l bedroom.1586 liveable sq. ft. UpgradedSS appls, lg master BR, ampclosets. Pvt wooded back yard.$195,900. Al 203-265-5618
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BRISTOL New to the Market!Better than move in condition!Faubulous Ranch Style end unitw/1 possibly 2 bedrooms. Wallto Wall closet space in masterbedroom. Newer oak h.w.floors, newer tile in bathroom,newer carpet in spacious fin-ished basement with lots ofstorage! Private deck/ woodedarea. Quiet neighborhood,close to school, shopping,greatfor walking. 35 Ruth Street Unit1. Call (860)967-2072 for anappointment! $134,900
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