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By ERICA SCHMITTSTAFF WRITER

Democrats swept the table inNewington on Election Day,including Stephen Woods takingRepublican Mike Lenares’ seat asmayor by 518 more votes.Democratic candidates for Town

Council won across the boardTuesday, including longtime coun-cil members Myra Cohen, whoreceived 3,625 votes and MaureenKlett, 3570, Scott McBride, 3812,and newcomers Terry Borjeson,2877, and Clarke Castelle, 2837.They were competing against

Republican incumbents John “Jay”Bottalico, Beth Kinsey DelBuonoand Dave J. Nagel, along withfirst-time candi-dates Robert C.Tofeldt Sr. andPaul Vessella.With 2813

votes, Nagel,along withBottalico’s 2,642,and DelBuonoat 3,335, took the three mandatoryseats on the council to represent theRepublicans. By state statute therehas to be minority representation,no matter what the results indicate.The council has much to contend

with this year. With two proposedBusway stations in town along withthe possibility of “transit-orienteddevelopment” tied to that, and a

subdivision that may be built onCedar Mountain, the council willhave its hands full.Woods spent part of Tuesday

afternoon at John PatersonElementary School talking to vot-ers. He was pleased to see residentssteadily coming in to vote, as he hadexpected voter turnout to be lower

with the week’sstorm-relatedproblems.“I’mgladtosee

that Newingtonvoters take thisseriously,” hesaid.The longest-

running member of the CouncilMyra Cohen, 86, has dealt withmanyNewington issues over the last20 years, and is happy to continue.“Certainly we plan on a lot of

cooperation and respect,” she said ofthe new council.“I think we’re goingto have a lot of deal with thingswe’re not even aware will becomingin front of us.”

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Newington’s Town Councilaccepted the Board of Education’srecommendation to ratify teachercontracts last week, which officialssay will save the town money inthese difficult times.“We felt that it was the best

contract they could give to moveforward,” said former Mayor MikeLenares of the school board’srecommendation.At itsOct.27meeting, the board

entered into an informal agreementwith the Teacher’s Association toratify the new contract, which alsoincludes insurance and workingconditions settlements. Then lastweek, the council accepted thecontract, which will go into affectfor the upcoming school year.In the first year, teachers agreed

to a “hard” zero percent increase insalary.The second in year, they geta zero percent increase in “steps”and a 2.25 percent increase inwages while the third year theyget a step increase but no increasein wages. If they’re at Step 16or above, they get a 1.36 percentwage increase.In a teacher contract, “steps” are

payment increases determined byyears of experience. When theyare originally hired, teachers usu-ally begin at step 4 in the 16-stepschedule.Along with salary, the teachers

agreed to two insurance planoptions, requiring them to paybetween 10 to 17 percent of theirinsurance premiums each year,depending on which option theyare enrolled in.The contract also adds 15 min-

utes to the town’s school day in yeartwo,which will be 2013.StephenWoods, the newly-elect-

ed mayor and former chairman ofthe school board, was satisfied withthe outcome.“This is a very fair settlement for

both sides,”he said. “When you sitdown and negotiate with teach-ers, you’re actually negotiatingwhat other districts have settledat. I think our teachers realize they

have been getting raises that mostother communities weren’t gettingat this time, so they knew this wastheir time to not get an increase tohelp out the community.”Council memberMaureen Klett

was also confident in the con-tract, which she thinks will helpNewington in the long run.“Overall, when you look at the

whole three-year settlement it’s aplus for the town,” she said.However, she hopes the town

will be in a better fiscal positiontwo years from now when it hasto re-examine the issue.“This will help us deliver a

budget that doesn’t increase taxesmuch,” Klett said.

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“This is a very fair settlement for bothsides.When you sit down and negotiatewith teachers, you’re actually negotiatingwhat other districts have settled at. Ithink our teachers realize they havebeen getting raises that most othercommunities weren’t getting at thistime, so they knew this was their timeto not get an increase to help out thecommunity.”STEPHEN WOODSNewly-elected Newington mayor and former chairman of the Board ofEducation

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HARTFORD —Approximately 80 members ofthe Connecticut National Guard142nd Medical Co., based inNaugatuck, were deployed toAfghanistan following a send-offceremony Saturday in Hartford.The unit, commanded by Maj.

Linda Cunha of Newington, can

provide medical evaluation, labo-ratory, X-ray and dental serviceswhile it operates medical clinicsduring its deployment, a NationalGuard spokesperson said prior tothe send-off.While 80 Guardsmen were

deployed, the company actuallyhas 120 members, composed ofsoldiers from the region. Those

deployed will be providing medi-cal evaluations as part of theirmission. This is their first tour ofduty during Operation EnduringFreedom. The unit was alsodeployed in Operation DesertStorm in 1991.The send-off ceremony was

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The Newington Departmentof Human Services is in imme-diate need of food donationsfor the annual ThanksgivingDistribution, which is set forThursday, Nov. 17.Director Ken Freidenberg said:

“Because of Storm Alfred severalfood collections were cancelledor postponed, which is caus-ing a shortage for our annual

distribution. This year we con-tinue to experience an increasein need with a monthly averageof 150 Newington householdsusing the Food Bank, which isa 7 percent rise from 2010. Weanticipate over 350 householdsbeing served on Nov. 17 includ-ing families, single adults, seniors,people with disabilities and over60 homebound residents.”

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Newington residentLisaBagleywas one of five chief financialofficers in Hartford County tobe named CFO of the Year bythe Hartford Business Journallast week. Bagley is the financedirector at the AEG/XL Centerin Hartford.“The success of an organization

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Tailoring is a dwindling trade,so Walter and Marisa Roma’scustomers come from as far asDanbury to have their cloth-ing (and more) altered. RomaCustom Tailor and Dry Cleaning

opened on East Cedar Street inNewington back in 1975 and isstill going strong.Walter’s father Claudio was atailor in West Hartford, wherehe grewup. He decided to openhis own shop when Walter wasin school but language barriersforced him to ask for his son’shelp as he is of Italian descent.When Marisa and Walter weremarried they took over thebusiness and have now beenNewington residents for morethan 30 years. Claudio is now 84years old but he still helps out.Roma’s six employeesdoall ofthework, including fitting shirts,pants and jackets; shorteningand lengthening sleeves; hem-ming pants; taking the waistof pants ̶ or the sides andchest of shirts ̶ in and out;and replacing zippers, cuffs andcollars.“There are really no tailors left,there’s nowhere else to go. Wedon’t want to let our customersdown,” said Walter of why theycater to so many different fabricrepair needs. For their regulars,they’ve shortened drapes andmade pillows.The couple knows almost allof their customers by name, andsome of them are three genera-tions of families.“We’ve done promdresses forladies whose daughters’ dresseswe fix now,” Walter laughed.

“And their little sons’ pantstoo,” addedMaria.But their service goes beyonddresses, pants and shirts. Rightnow, they are fixing a doll thathas been in oneof their custom-er’s families for more than 50years. One of the most bizarrejobs they’ve done is the creationof a cloth book cover. Roma iseven pet friendly, churning outdog beds for regulars.Walter and Maria are old-school tailors keeping up withtoday’s trends. Just recently,they began preservingweddingdresses so they stay white byputting them in vacuum-sealedboxes. They alsodry-cleanUggs,a popular brand of boots.“Anything you can wear,we’ll pretty much fix it,” saidWalter, who is also presidentof Newington’s DowntownBusiness Association.

While most alterations take aweek or more to complete, theRomas will do one-day serviceto accommodate emergencies.And they plan on staying put.When they opened the storeacross the street 36 years ago,a friend gave them a plant as agift. The vines of that plant arenow wrapped around the frontdesk, its leaves hitting the ceil-ing̶ and it’s still growing, justlike Roma Tailors.“Every day there are new fab-rics to learn about,” said Walter.“I love the people, the challeng-es … We’re a great place toleave your clothes.”Roma Custom Tailors and DryCleaning is located at 33 EastCedar St., Newington. Phonenumber: (860) 666-9813. Hours:Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.to 6 p.m., Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4p.m. Closed Sundays.

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By Monday morning, onlyabout 24 homes in Newingtonwere without power and schoolhad resumed. The only obvi-ous remnants of Winter StormAlfred, as named by WFSB, werethe large piles of tree branchesand brush on the sides of roads.Most residents were beginningtheir weekly routines as usual withone apparent change in plans:polling locations had changed forElection Day.This was a somewhat peaceful

wrapping-up of quite a challeng-ing week. And there were a lot ofchallenges.Town Manager John Salomone

estimates that the storm’s totalcost to the town will be more than$1 million.However, federal fund-ing will offset some of that costonce it is determined how muchNewington will be reimbursed.At the peak of the storm, there

were 150 roads closed,all reopenedas of Wednesday evening thanksto the hard work of Newington

Parks and Recreation, theHighway Department and various

contractors and landscapers.“We did a good job here,” said

Mike Lenares, former mayor, whoalso owns Lenares Landscaping.He hopes that debris pick-up willbe finished in a couple of weeksbut is concerned that residentsare cutting down other trees notaffected by the storm and putting

them out for pick-up as well toavoid the usual hassle.“I hope our residents are being

truthful about it,” Lenares said.“I’ve heard that people are cutting

other trees down and draggingthem to the street. We only wantstorm-related trees.”Some Newington residents had

their power restored earlier thanothers and were willing to providetheir family and friends with allthe comforts of home. One ofthese generous people was resi-dent Rose Lyons. She was one ofthe lucky eight percent to not losepower at all.“It was quite an interesting week

and I think a lot of memories weremade, not only for those whohad to find shelter but also forthose who were fortunate enoughto provide shelter,” said Lyons,who offered about 15 of her fam-ily members and friends mealsand showers. A handful of themstayed at her home throughoutthe week.“My experience was positive as

I was thankful to be able to pro-vide for the others,” she said.

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NEWINGTON—Democratsclaimed the majority on the Boardof Education on Election Day,with incumbentsMarcFinkelstein,Sharon Braverman and PamRaynock, along with newcom-ers David Tatem and JoshuaShulman, all winning spots.Democrats now hold a 5-4

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dates were competing againstRepublican newcomers CyndiZolad Callahan,who earned 2,857votes, Jane Ancona Siegel 2,909,along with incumbents DanielCarson with 2,867, and NancyCoccaro Petronio 2,913.Win-Johnson had the lowest

amount of votes although not bymuch, with 2,732.Therefore, she’sthe only candidate to not join theboard.Shulman is the youngest

candidate. At 23 years old, the

Newington native hopes his per-spective will be a breath of freshair for the schools. “Believe itor not,” Shulman has previouslysaid, “most people have been veryhappy to hear that I’m so young.For years the voice of the 18- to30-year-olds hasn’t been heard inlocal politics and it’s importantfor our political discourse thatit is.”All 10 candidates running for

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Newington Town Councilunanimously approved thetown’s purchase of CedarMountain’s 28-acre Marcappiece for $2.6 million Nov.3. Recently, Town Planningand Zoning approved TollBrothers’ proposed 62-lotsubdivision on the adjacentBalf property, which includ-ed the builder’s donationof 44 acres of land to thetown. Between both deals,Newington has potentiallysecured a total of 72 acres ofopen space on the mountainfor preservation.“There’s not a lot of open

space left in town and one of theTown Council’s main focuses is

to try to preserve as much as wecan,” said former Mayor MikeLenares. “This is a joint effortbetween both the Democratsand the Republicans. I know wecan’t afford all of it, but at leastwe can save what we can.”The purchase will be paid

for by the town’s CapitalImprovements budget withininstallments over the course ofthe next five years. The budget

normally funds all capital proj-ects in Newington, like paving,

painting, drainage, Parks andRecreation needs, playgroundsand also stone repair.Although the council members

received an outburst of cheersfrom the public after they voted,there is some discussion over theprice of the property and the factthat it did not go to referendumfor public consideration first.“I’m a little concerned that

we had appraisals at one pointfor between $1.4 and $1.9million, but our Assessorindicated the property isworth more like $2.5,” saidcouncil member MaureenKlett. “It was a nice wayfor outgoing council mem-bers to leave — on the notethat they helped with CedarMountain.”“I think it was a plus for

the town,” said TPZ com-missioner Carol Anest. “Istill stand by the fact thatwhen you spend that kind ofmoney there should be more

public participation or maybe areferendum.”

Stanley Cohen, part-owner ofthe Marcap piece, said that takingthe questionto referen-dum wouldnull the deal.All nego-tiations weredone in pri-vate. Cohenalso informedthe publicthat they hadc on s i d e r e dputting a pig’sfarm and aC h r i s t m a stree farm onthe prop-erty afterToll Brothersw i t h d r e wtheir applica-tion to build75 townhous-es there thispast summer.Toll Brothers still has to accept

the conditions agreed upon byTPZ for building its subdivision

on the mountain’s Balf prop-erty. IT also have yet to come

to an agree-ment withthe InlandWe t l a n d sCommission,which deniedtheir appli-cation inSeptember,but still havetime to file acourt appeal.As with

all land usenegotiations,the Marcapp u r c h a s ehas to beapproved byTPZ in areview beforethe land iso f f i c i a l l yunder townowne r sh i p.

Recreational use of the propertyby the public is expected to bepossible by August.

Part ofCedarMountain to bepreservedCouncil approves$2.6M purchaseof 28 acres As with all land use

negotiations, theMarcap purchasehas to be approvedby TPZ in a reviewbefore the landis officially undertown ownership.Recreational use ofthe property by thepublic is expectedto be possible byAugust.

“There’s not a lot ofopen space left in townand one of the TownCouncil’s main focusesis to try to preserve asmuch as we can.”MIKE LENARESFormer mayor

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Names to beread at IowaJima Memorial

A Veterans Day ceremony willbe held at the National Iwo JimaMemorial Monument and Parkin Newington Friday, Nov. 11, at1 p.m. The event is sponsored bythe Iwo Jima Memorial HistoricalFoundation and the Iwo JimaSurvivors Association, Inc.

Prior to the ceremony, the IwoJimaSurvivorsStudentScholarshipAward will be a presented tothe CCSU Veterans ExcellenceScholarship Fund. Funds for thisscholarship are raised during theannual Iwo Jima Survivors Victory(motorcycle) Ride held each May.

This year’s Veterans Dayceremony features a presenta-tion by members of the MarineCorps League, Hardware CityDetachment, who will pay specialtribute to our veterans. A spe-cial tribute to Iwo Jima Survivorand Navy Chaplain, Rev E. GageHotaling, will be given by his son,Kerry, who will read passages fromhis father’s Iwo Jima diaries.

Included in the ceremony will bea reading of the names of the 100men from Connecticut who werekilled during the battle. Family and

friends of these men are invited totoll a bell for each.

This Veterans Day also marksthe unveiling of the completedposting of the 100 flags along thepark fence. Each of the 100 flagsrepresents one of the Connecticutservicemen who were killed inaction during the Battle of IwoJima. Each of the flags is beingoffered for sponsorship and formswill be available during the cer-emony. A plaque will be postedby each flag to designate who itis being flown in memory of andwho is sponsoring the flag.

Parking for elderly, handicappedand ceremony presenters will bein the memorial parking lot. Allothers, as space allows. Spectatorscan be dropped off and additionalparking is available along BarbourRoad and at CCSU. Seating islimited so spectators are asked tobring their own chairs if possible.

The National Iwo JimaMemorial Monument is locatedon the northeast side of the CCSUcampus at the intersection of EllaGrasso Boulevard and Route 9(exit 29) on the Newington-NewBritain town line. For questions,call (860) 291-9666.

Ceremony of the RosesCeremony of the Roses, set for

Friday, Nov. 11, is a roll call of

Newington’s honored dead. Aseach name is called to a drumroll, a Newington Boy Scout,alternating witha NewingtonHigh SchoolKiwanis KeyClub student,marches fromthe back of theroom carry-ing a red roseto place at themonument, one rose for each ofthose whose names are engravedthereon. Additionally, veteran’sorganizations will each carry awreath to place at the monument.

The Senior Center’s “SingingSeniors“ provide music for the day.The sound of “Taps” will be heardin tribute.

This is also the 25th AnniversaryoftheKiwanisVeteransMonumentin Newington. On Nov. 11, 1986,amid falling snowflakes on an over-cast day in Town Hall Plaza, thenConnecticutGov.WilliamO’Neill,state Sen. Richard Balducci,Mayor Dominic Mazzoccoli,other government officials,

clergy, veterans and Kiwanis offi-cers spoke at the unveiling ofthe Kiwanis Newington Veteran’s

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Veteran’s Dayo b s e r v a n c eis a solemn,r e s p e c t f u lceremony ofgratitude andhonor forthose who

never returned. Town and stateofficials, clergy, and uniformedmilitary and police personnel meettogether with an audience thatusually fills every seat. The entiretown participates. The Veteran’sMonument was the result of aKiwanis Club town-wide funddrive, which Kiwanis seeded andspearheaded with the encourage-ment of the late Brig. Gen. JohnP. Carragher. Town businesses,business people and private citi-zens alike contributed to the fund.Prime movers were the late MayorJoe Doyle, a many-term Kiwanispresident and Town Councilor;Legionnaire and Kiwanian John

Lyth; the late Kiwanis PresidentFrank Eddy; the late RoccoMazzoccoli, a Kiwanian and apast Republican of the Year andRepublican town chairman; IwoJima survivor Newington TownConstable the late Frank Zuraski,past Commander of AmericanLegion Post 117 and VFW Post9836, also a multiple term Kiwanispresident; and the Kiwanis presi-dent in 1986, the late Bob Jalbert.

Diana Duksa of the NewingtonMemorialFuneralHomewashelp-ful in procuring the monument

A videotape of the ceremonieswas made by NCTV. This year’sevent is happening during the11th hour of 11th day of the 11thmonth of the 11th year of the 21stcentury.

Veterans Day concertThe Wethersfield/Rocky Hill

Rotary Club will sponsor two pianoconcerts, which will be held at thestate Veterans Home and Hospital,287 West St., Rocky Hill, from 10a.m. to 11 a.m. and from 11:15 to12:15 p.m. Friday.

VeteransDayceremoniesbeingheld in theareaThis is also the 25thanniversary of theKiwanis VeteransMonument inNewington.

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Newington Mainstage willpresent its first production of the2011-2012 season this weekend andnext, called “Midlife! The CrisisMusical.”It is described by the theater as “a

hilarious look at the ‘age old’ chal-lenges and conditions of midlife.From mammograms to read-ing glasses, from thinning hair toproctology exams, no topic is offlimits. Audiences, according to apress release, have described it as,“Hilarious! I laughed so hard Iwet myself!” and “So funny! Worthremembering … if you can.”Director Kelly Boucher co-

founded Mainstage with friend

Cindy Lesser last January to serveas the sister company to NewingtonChildren’s Theater. This weekend’sshow will be theirthird production.“One of our mis-sions is to produceshows that are alittle off the beatenpath,”saidBoucher,an Ellington resi-dent. But all of hercast members arejust regular folkswith a lot of talent.“The great thing

about communitytheater is that thesepeople are nurses,accountants, etc.by day,but dancers,singers and per-formers by night,” she said.Boucher herself has a demanding

career as a regional wholesaler for aninvestment banking firm. But afterwork, she devotes her time to actingand directing.Although she has had

extensive acting experience acrossthe country, Boucher is playing thedirector role now.

A cabaret-styleshow that con-tains no solid plotlines, “Midlife!”is a series ofvignettes in whichthe six-membercast changes rolescontinuously. Onescene, an actormay be a doctor,another scene, ahousewife.“It’s a series of

themes and musi-cal numbers thatall pertain to thiscrazy journey wetake into midlife,”

Boucher said. “It’s hilarious andsomething that appeals not only tofolks that are approaching midlifebut people that are way past it ornowhere even near midlife,”It features music and lyrics by

Bob and Jim Walton and musicaldirection by Wethersfield residentMichael Gowdy.Many of the propsare crafted by the show staff, includ-ing a “Mammomatic 3000” — amakeshift mammogram machinewith all the bells and whistles.The cast includes three women

and threemen.None areNewingtonresidents but all are middle-aged.The show’s a run time is a little lessthen two hours.“It’s a nice, brief, fun show,”

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Elizabeth R. (McDonald)Sullivan, 96, of Newington diedFriday, Nov. 4, 2011. She was thebeloved wife of the late WilliamJ. Sullivan.Born in Lynn, Mass., she lived

in Springfield, Mass., and in PortCharlotte, Fla., before moving toNewington 15 years ago. She andher husband enjoyed summerson Cape Cod at their home inCenterville for many years.Survivors include four children

and their spouses, Paul and B.J.Sullivan of Osterville, Mass., Joe

and Jackie Sullivan of Naples,Fla., Ann M. Sullivan Burgessof Centerville, and Patricia andBob Newbold of Newington, withwhom she made her home; herfour grandchildren, Jennifer andher husband, Dan Benton, JessicaSullivan, Brian Newbold and hiswife, Abby, Michael Newboldand several nieces and nephews.She was predeceased by her son,Mark Sullivan; her twin brother,Thomas McDonald, twin brotherand sister, Jack McDonald andPeggy Shaughnessy and her

brother, Richard McDonald.Family and friends are invited

to call at theNewingtonMemorialFuneral Home, 20 Bonair Ave.,Newington, Tuesday from 9 to10:30 a.m.Her funeral service willbegin at 10:30 a.m., followed by aMass of Christian Burial, 11 a.m.,at St. Mary’s Church. She will belaid to rest alongside her husbandand son in Sarasota MemorialPark, Sarasota, Fla. To share amemory with her family, pleasevisit us at www.newingtonmemo-rial.com.

Elizabeth R. (McDonald) Sullivan

The Connecticut Chapterof Professional Women inConstruction will host a paneldiscussion and meeting entitled“Issues and Impacts: SouthernNew England Private Schools,”from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday,Dec. 6 at the Hartford Marriottin Rocky Hill.The meeting, which is open

to the public is one in a seriesof educational and networkingprograms hosted by PWC-CT.The programs are tailored toprofessionals in the architectur-al, engineering and constructionfields, as well as others who maybe interested in those subjects.This PWC meeting and

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Hartford Marriott, 100 CapitalBoulevard, Rocky Hill.All attendees must pre-regis-

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VETERANS DAY PIANO CON-CERTS: The Wethersfield/Rocky HillRotary Club will sponsor two pianoconcerts, which will be held at theVeterans Home & Hospital in RockyHill, 287 West St., from 10 a.m. to 11a.m. and from 11:15 to 12:15 p.m.Friday, Nov. 11.

NEWINGTON MAINSTAGE AN-NOUNCES 2011-2012 SEASONOPENER, “MIDLIFE, THE CRISISMUSICAL:” Newington Mainstagewill open its 2011-2012 Season with“Midlife, The Crisis Musical.” WithBook, Music & Lyrics by Bob Waltonand Jim Walton, “Midlife, The CrisisMusical” is a hilarious look at the“age old” challenges and conditionsof midlife. From mammograms toreading glasses, from thinning hairto proctology exams, no topic is offlimits in “Midlife, The Crisis Musical”!“Midlife, The Crisis Musical” will runNov. 11, 12, 18 and 19 at 8 p.m. andNov. 13 at 2 p.m. Performances willbe held at NCTC Performing ArtsTheatre, 743 N. Mountain Road, Tick-ets and more info can be obtained atNCTCArts.org, newingtonmainstage.org or by calling (860) 666-NCTC(6282). Newington Mainstage is afresh new theatre company run inpartnership with NCTC PerformingArts Theatre, home of the Newing-ton Children’s Theatre Company(NCTC), Connecticut’s oldest operat-ing children’s theatre.

ITALIAN LANGUAGE CLASSESFOR CHILDREN: The Italian CultureCenter of Education in Wethersfieldhas openings for its after-schoolItalian language and culture program.Classes begin Tuesday, Nov. 15 andmeet weekly at the Silas Deane Mid-dle School in Wethersfield from 4:30to 6:30 p.m. Classes are for childrenin grades K to 8 and will run throughthe beginning of May. Children learnlanguage skills and are exposed toItalian folklore dance, music, tradi-tions and customs, art, history, andmuch more. For more informationand/or to register call (860) 721-0538or visit www.italianculturecentero-feducation.org.

RAISE A GLASS FOR THE EARLYDETECTION, CURE OF PANCRE-ATIC CANCER AT STEW LEON-ARD’S: Kick off the holiday seasonby giving back! Members of thecommunity are invited to join thewine specialists from Stew Leonard’sWines of Newington at a world-classHoliday Food & Wine Tasting tobenefit Ron Foley Pancreatic CancerFoundation from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday,Nov. 11 at Stew Leonard’s food store,3475 Berlin Turnpike. Tickets are $25per person and can be purchased atStew Leonard’s Wines of Newing-ton, located at the same address.The Ron Foley Pancreatic CancerFoundation, a charitable foundationformed to promote public awarenessand funding for the early detectionand cure of pancreatic cancer, wasselected as the beneficiary for thisspecial evening for reasons verypersonal to the Leonard family. Formore information about The RonFoley Pancreatic Cancer Foundation,visit www.ronsrun.org.

TASTE OF THANKSGIVING CEL-EBRATION AT STEW LEONARD’S:Stew Leonard’s will hold its annualTaste of Thanksgiving celebrationthis Friday, Saturday and Sundayat all four grocery store locations(complete times/dates posted below).This is a free tasting of its bestsell-ing Thanksgiving dishes, includingturkey with gravy, country-stylestuffing, Idaho mashed potatoes,green beans almondine, sweetpotato mousse, butternut squash,and cranberry orange sauce. StewLeonard’s chefs freshly-prepare all ofits holiday offerings from scratch, andeach of the foods being sampled atTaste of Thanksgiving are availableon its Thanksgiving catering menus.Taste of Thanksgiving dates andtimes at Stew Leonard’s, 3475 BerlinTurnpike, Newington: Friday, Nov. 11:11 a.m. to 6 p.m; Saturday, Nov 12:11 a.m. to 6 p.m.and Sunday, Nov13: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

NEWINGTON STUDENT ASSIS-TANCE FUND ANNUAL MEETING:The Newington Student AssistanceFund (NSAF) will hold its annualmeeting at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 14in the Main Conference Room atNewington High School. New direc-tors and officers will be installed.The organization provides interest-free loans to Newington residentswho are pursuing post-secondaryeducation or training. The loans arenot limited to high school seniors,all residents are eligible. NSAF hasbeen in existence since 1966 andhas given out over 900 tuition loanstotaling over $800,000. All fundsreceived by NSAF are used for theseloans. The annual meeting is open tothe public. Further information can befound on the NSAF website at www.nsafinfo.org.

FREE DENTAL CLEANING CLIN-ICS: With funding from the NorthCentral Area Agency on Aging, TheCentral Connecticut Health District(CCHD) in collaboration with theEmeritus Senior Living Authority willoffer two free dental cleaning clinicsfrom 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday,Nov. 16 and Thursday, Nov. 17 atEmeritus Senior Living, 60 ColdSpring Road, Rocky Hill. There isa limit of five patients per day soreserve your spot by calling HilaryNorcia at (860) 665-8571.

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To the editor:

This recent storm has result-ed in over 117 calls for the firedepartment in Newington in thefirst 24 hours. It is easily predict-able that they will have answeredover 300 calls by the end of thisstorm. The calls have been forcarbon monoxide alarms, water inthe basement and downed powerlines. This department normallyaverages 1,000 calls per year.I think it is important to point

out that our fire department inNewington is volunteer.We are very fortunate to have

emergency responders on call24/7. I am not sure the generalpublic realizes that the firefightersanswering all these calls are menand women who volunteer theirtime to protect our town. Thesefirefighters have full-time payingjobs that they must report to afteranswering calls all night and fam-ilies that they leave sitting at thedinner table to help out others.I am biased because I married

one, but I rarely see my firefight-er during these natural disastersbecause they are responding toeveryone else’s emergencies. Thescanner in our kitchen has not

been silent all week; there aremultiple calls for help every hour.This storm has been especially

trying because it has required afull week (so far) of clean up.And as the power is being slowlyreturned to the town, the powersurges are causing alarms to go offand re-energized lines to spark.I am very proud of our depart-

ment and very grateful for theirprotection during times like these.I hope they get the credit theydeserve.

Catherine Rossini Lapierre,Newington

Proud of firefighters

To the editor:

I’d like to thank all ofNewington for coming out tovote on Tuesday and electing ourteam of Democrats. As a team ofcandidates, we walked across theentire town knocking on doorsand talking to thousands ofNewington residents. Every dayI found myself involved in intel-ligent conversations revolving

around the future health of ourtown.We all love living inNewington

and it gives me great honorto be able to now serve in anofficial capacity as a Board ofEducation member. I am goingto work every day to becomea model public servant. I willbe approachable, knowledgeable,selfless, and concerned first andforemost with the well being of

our town.Once again, I want to thank

everyone for the support overthese last few months and forvoting on Tuesday. I look for-ward to serving the town andcontinuing to meet and talk withmany of you.

Joshua Shulman,Newington

Thanking voters

To the editor:

I’d like to thank everyone whocame out to vote on Tuesday to dotheir part in shaping Newington’sfuture. Every person who was onthe ballot has Newington’s bestinterests at heart and they alldeserve our thanks and respect forbeing willing to give their time tokeep Newington the great townit is.Our town leaders are all vol-

unteers who give their time todo the best they can and it is thevoters who decide who they trustto lead the town. Newington will

be in great hands under the lead-ership of Steve Woods and theDemocratic team, thank you forplacing your trust in us.On a personal note the unof-

ficial results show I won my seaton the Board of Education byonly 18 votes. Of course this maychange as a result of a recountbut it certainly shows that everyvote counts. Assuming this resultholds I’d like to thank you for theopportunity to serve the town Ihave grown to love so much. Iwill do my best to make sure ourschools stay strong and improvewherever possible.

I am looking forward to forgingrelationships with our new mayoras well as the Town Council so wecan work as a team always keep-ing Newington’s best interests atheart.We are all here to serve youso please get involved and let usknow what is important to you.Under the leadership of SteveWoods Newington’s future is asbright as ever. Thanks again toeveryone who came out to thepolls!

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To the editor:

When this letter is printed, theelection results will be in and wewill be seeing some old familiarfaces and some new ones.Although the election is over,

the job has just begun. Thenew council and the Board ofEducation will need to worktogether for the betterment of the

town.Disagreements will occur, aswell they should. It indicates cre-ative thought, which should openup dialogue leading ultimatelyand hopefully to consensus.Wewould like to say “Welcome”

or “Welcome back” to the winners,and “Thank you for your service”or “Thank you for even consider-ing to run for public office” tothose who lost.

Let us go forward not asDemocrats, Republicans or inde-pendents, but as residents ofNewington working together tomaintain our Newington.

Rose Lyons and Mady Kenny,Newington

‘Job has just begun’

To the editor:

My husband and I have livedin Newington 55 years. We havealways loved Newington andcould never leave here.We were doing our best to stay

warm, without success, until afriend told us of Newington HighSchool being open with threemeals a day, and a place to sleep.As if that weren’t enough, the

people working there and vol-unteers went out of their way towelcome us, assign us cots andshow us what was available to us.The workers in the kitchen,

Denise, Valentine, Anna, Steve,and other workers who helpedkeep everything clean (Marie, inparticular), not only kept thingsspotless, but made time to giveyou something to laugh about.Wewere not only fed, but kept warm

and comfortable, but our spiritswere kept up as well.Thank you Newington,

Newington High School andall you wonderful workers andvolunteers.Thank you.

Claire and Ed Bialaski,Newington

Thanks for keeping spirits up

To the editor:

In the end, the denial of thewetlands permit, flaws in theplan and regulation violationsthat took 21 modifications torectify made no difference. Inthe end, the risk to public healthand safety, the well-being of acommunity and the insistence ofthe public had no bearing. In theend, it was the personal opin-ion of six of a seven-membercommission which decided thefate of development on CedarMountain.Six residents (most of who

don’t live in the mountain neigh-borhoods) just like the hundredsof residents who flooded TownHall with a vastly differentopinion. Six citizen volunteersappointed by one or the otherpolitical town committees will-ing to go along with the planover legal fears and what Toll

Brothers might have done ifthey didn’t. Six people of anopinion, never expressed by anyother member of the public,that surrendering to this hous-ing development was worth theexchange of the 40 plus acresdiscarded by the developer; thetype of land which regulationsays they could not use.In the absence of public

participation, Town Plan andZoning commissioners haveonly regulation and their ownopinion to draw on when mak-ing land use decisions. But inthe presence of evidence in therecord and overwhelming publicopposition, how is it acceptablefor the opinions of a commissionof seven individuals to decide forthe rest of us?

Holly Harlow,Newington

Questioning CedarMountain decision

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NEW BRITAIN — FormerSecretary of Defense Robert Gatessaid Tuesday during a visit to thecity that harder questions needed tobe asked in the run-up to the war inIraq and he criticized a political cul-ture in the U.S. in which ideologuesdrive policy as moderate voices aredrowned out.Gates addressed nearly 1,500 stu-

dents, faculty and members of thepublic at Central Connecticut StateUniversity’sWelteHall as part of theuniversity’s Vance Lecture Series.A civil servant who has spent

more than 30 years at the highestlevels of the U.S. defense and intel-ligence communities, Gates spokewith candor on waging the warin Iraq and the ineffectiveness ofCongress.During an interview earlier in the

day, Gates said that with domesticproblems so deep,not a single one ofthem can be resolved in the span ofone Congress or one president.“What we need is a basic strategy

for tackling each of these challeng-es that can attract enough broad,bipartisan support to be sustainedfor multiple presidencies and con-gresses,”Gates said.“That’s the only way we’ll solve

these problems.Whenwe have these

wave elections and power dramati-cally changes hands in Washingtonevery two or four years and eachtime — no matter which party wins— they seek to impose their agendaon the other side. It willjust be reversed in the nextwave election and that isjust a short-term, tactical,kick-the-can down the roadapproach to dealing withthese problems that arepretty fundamental.”Gates’ appearance on

campus prompted protestsamong students and fac-ulty. CCSU junior ChrisHutchinson, a campusorganizer of a group that’san offshoot of the OccupyWall Street movement, saidhaving Gates at CCSU was notwelcome.“He’s in the business of war and

we don’t need that message here,”Hutchinson said. “While we havethe right to protect ourselves, invad-ing Iraq was wrong. Billions ofdollars and countless lives were lostin that war.”But CCSU junior Mike Falls, a

seven-year National Guard veteranwho was bearing a “Don’t Tread on

Me” flag, said the protesters weremisguided.“The way they’re trying to bring

about change doesn’t make sense,”Falls said. “They (the protesters)

want to overthrow companies andbig business. That just isn’t a wayforward.”Gates, who said his greatest hero

is Dwight D. Eisenhower becauseas president at the height of theColdWar he was able to keep globalconflicts from escalating, said wag-ing the war in Iraq was ill-advisedand said he didn’t know of a singleconflict where theU.S.went in basedpurely on intelligence.

“I’d like to think if I’d been thereI’d have asked some harder questionsabout the quality of the informa-tion, of the intelligence,” he said aspart of his comments earlier in theday. “I believe in the eyes of manyAmericans the Iraq war will alwaysbe tainted because of the way it waslaunched on false information. Togo to war on a belief or assessment issomething else.”Almost as a nod to the protesters,

Gates said structural changes in theU.S. electoral system must happento bring changes to government,including eliminating the partisanredistricting and gerrymanderingthat has become commonplace.“I’ve watched it long enough that

it’s all structural and so some of thesestructural things have to be attacked.The result is that more and moreseats in Congress are safe for eitherRepublicans or Democrats and that

means the real election isthe primary, because if theseat is safe then you reallyonly have to worry aboutyour internal party politics.”This results in pander-

ing to the most ideologicaland partisan elements towin the nomination, whichweakens the moderate cen-ter, he said.“The ideas that have

moved our country forwardhave come from both theleft and the right, but thepolicies and the laws that

have implemented those ideas havealmost always come from the center,through compromise.”The lecture series that brought

Gates to campus — The Robert C.Vance Distinguished Lecture Series— is a program of the Robert C.Vance Charitable Foundation andthe CCSU Foundation. RobertVance was a longtime publisher ofthe New Britain Herald with deepties to the community.

RobertGates speaks atCCSU;students protest

Rob Heyl | Staff

Above left, former Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates, answers questions at CCSU prior to a lecture Tuesday. Withhim is Jacob Kovel, chairman of the Manufacturing and Construction Department. At right, Gates answers questionsfrom selected classes at CCSU before his speech which was part of the school�s Vance Lecture Series.

Rob Heyl | Staff

A group of protesters and counter protesters exchange chants prior to Gates� lecture.

Former Secretaryof Defense critiquesIraq invasion

The Robert C. VanceDistinguished Lecture Seriesis a program of the Robert C.Vance Charitable Foundationand the CCSU Foundation.Robert Vance was a longtimepublisher of the New BritainHerald with deep ties to thecommunity.

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By EVAN MACYSTAFF WRITER

NEWINGTON — TheNewington Indians volleyballteam saw their three-game winstreak snapped against NorthwestCatholic Tuesday, falling 3-0 inthe 2011 season finale.“I think it’s tough after having

a week and a half off,”Newingtoncoach Jennifer Micowski said ofthe extended layoff since herIndians’ last game. “It was toughto come out. We focused andwe showed a much better effort

in this contest with NorthwestCatholic, better game scores thanthe first game at their place.”The weather and power out-

ages across the area caused SeniorNight to be pushed back morethan a week. Newington’s previ-ous game was a 3-1 victory overConard Oct. 26.“We wanted to honor the

seniors with the right festivi-ties,” Micowski said. “We had areally good crowd today and thissenior group has definitely madean impact on Newington and wewanted to honor that.”

Newington was competitive inthe first game but fell 25-18.They regrouped however, andwent right down to the wire ingame No. 2, battling NorthwestCatholic point-for-point beforefalling 25-23.“We were in two of the first

three games,”Micowski said. “It’sSenior Night and we wish wecould get a ‘W’ for the seniors,but I think we showed up fortonight.”In the final game Newington

found itself tied at 7-apiece, butwas then outscored 18-7 down

the stretch to fall 25-17.“I am a little upset that we lost,

but I am happy that I played myheart out,” senior captain EileenHogan said, “and the team didas well.”The losing effort left

Newington with a 6-12 mark,short of the 40 percent winningpercentage needed for admittanceinto the state tournament, but thegame had many bright spots.Mitzie Martin had five kills

at the net for Newington, andplayed solid at outside hitteralongside fellow senior Alizandra

Stamm.“Ali Stamm had a good

effort with eight kills tonight,”Micowski said.Junior Erika Mortensen was

also a force for Newington,amassing 18 assists.“It’s a momentum game,”

Hogan said. “It varies, and wehad a lot of momentum, but it’s apoint game also.”Northwest Catholic finishes

the season on a five-game winstreak at 12-6. They will be par-ticipants in state tournamentaction later this week.

Indians’ seniors play final game


NEWINGTON — TheNewington Indians volleyball teamhad eight seniors this year, andthough they fell short of a tourna-ment berth, the 2011 season wassurely about the journey, not thedestination.“We are like a little family,” senior

captain Eileen Hogan said. “Thereare eight of us, so we are a big family,actually. We definitely, towards theend of the season, learned to copewith everything coming our way.Wemade progress.”Hogan was part of a group of girls

who made a big impression on headcoach Jennifer Micowski.“EileenHogan has been the ener-

gy for this team all year,” the coachsaid. “I don’t think that kid has notsmiled all season and we’re going tomiss that.”At the net, a slew of competitive

players also made a huge impactduring the 6-12 campaign that was.“I think we have a talented

senior group,”Micowski said. “RoxyDeBlois is one of the most talentedathletes I’ve coached. I hope she cango on to the next level and play vol-leyball. She’s a great leader.”Megan Hinchcliffe played well

all season long, along with KrystinBernacki and Savannah DiCioccio.All three will graduate in the spring.“They were a big senior group

and we will have our work cut outfor us filling in for them next year,”

Micowski said.Two other seniors shined bright

in the Indians 3-0 loss to NorthwestCatholic on Senior Night Tuesday,helping the team to a solid showingon an emotional night.

“Mitzie Martin has come a longway as an outside hitter for us, shehad a very strong effort,” Micowskisaid. “And Ali Stamm had a goodeffort with eight kills tonight.”With a rowdy crowd and all the

trimmings decorating the gym forthe final game in the eight girls’careers, the Indians had to play withextra focus.“It was a lot of adrenaline coming

in,”Hogan said.“I was so excited.Ofcourse you’re going to be emotional,and you have to learn to block it allout and play through the emotions.”Coach Micowski hopes DeBlois’

drive and talent, and Hogan’s posi-tive outlook and work ethic will ruboff on the underclassmen in yearsto come.“Roxy and Eileen specifically

showed the younger kids what ittakes in terms of dedication, puttingthe team first and making com-mitment,” Micowski said. A lot ofthe juniors will come in next yearwanting to make the tournament asa goal.They will not like the feelingof not making the state tournamentand come back hungry next year.”Despite a solid showing during

the latter half of the season theIndians did not accumulate enoughwins during the early part to lock upa state tournament appearance. Butthat is not the measure of a success-ful season.“We had some high points, and

we need to be a little bit moreconsistent next year all year long,”Micowski said looking forward,“butwewill have out work cut out replac-ing our seniors.”“I know every game and practice I

playedmy heart out and so did everyother senior,” Hogan said. “We leftknowing we were role models, andthey will follow us next year.”

Newington’s three-gamewin streak snapped in finale

Eight volleyballplayers say lastgoodbye at home

Rob Heyl | Staff

Newington�s Ali Stamm places the ball between two Northwest Catholic players Tuesday night in Newington.



NEWINGTON—TheMightyHall Warriors looked right at homein Alumni Field in Newington, in arare Monday night game, handlingthe Indians 55-28.Though Newington showed

glimpses of stellar play, they couldnot solve the 7-1Warriors, and suc-cumbed to an outstanding air attackfrom Hall.“Today was definitely a game

where we put ourselves in a hole,”Newington head coachRoyRobertssaid. “Hall is not 25 points betterthan us. The scoreboard is what itwas and we’re going to move onfrom there.”Starting Warrior quarterback

George Lund went 13-24, tossing

four touchdown passes, compiling196 of Hall’s 264 yards throughthe air.“It’s definitely frustrating,”

Newington running back Eric Ryansaid, “but over the course of thisseason, and next season and we’regoing to improve.”The Warriors marched down the

field twice in the first quarter, scor-ing with relative ease on touchdownpasses from Lund to Ian Dugger.The Indians (2-6) had two

opportunities to respond early, thefirst thwarted by a penalty on a21-yard screen pass from Snyderto Eric Ryan that would have putNewington well into Hall territory.After that drive ended with a

punt, the Indians stopped Halltwice, but the subsequent driveswere also fruitless.“We just have to keep working

to get better,” Roberts said. “Thenext play is always the most impor-tant play.We had opportunities, butwe didn’t take advantage of thoseopportunities.”

Atmidfield,needing two yards ona fourth down, a Snyder rush camea yard short, giving the Warriorsa short field. Lund would add histhird touchdown toss to put Hallahead 21-0.“As coaches, we’re not going to

accept any letdowns,” Roberts saidin the face of a sixth loss. “We arenot going to lay down for anybody.We’re going to go out and do ourbest, and that’s the bottom line.”The wind was not out of the sails,

as the Indians needed only threeplays to find the end zone a drivelater.Snyder zigzagged through sev-eral Hall defenders en route to a38-yard score.Down 21-7, the Indian defense

could not stop yet another Lundtouchdown pass, this one a 31-yardbomb caught by DevonOrtiz in theback of the end zone.With seconds remaining in the

first half, Jon Snyder led Newingtonto the Hall 19-yardline, but twonear touchdown passes fell to theturf, and a field goal attempt by

Christian Beauford was no good,giving Newington a 21-point half-time deficit.The second half was more of

the same, with Hall scoring on a43-yard run by Ortiz, and a 91-yardkickoff return by Dugger.Newington responded thanks to a

55-yard screen pass, Snyder to EricRyan, and closed the deficit evenmore afterRyan snaggedan intercep-tion to set up a Snyder touchdownpass, chipping away tomake it 41-21after three quarters of play.“I got the screen and cut back,”

Ryan,who caught four passes for 76yards, said. “I am probably not thefastest kid but I got to the outside.”The Warriors tacked on two

scores in the fourth to amass their55, and Snyder threw for his thirdtouchdown, a 29 yard teardrop passto Zach Morris.Morris once again was Snyder’s

favorite target, snagging six passesfor 81 yards.Snyder, a senior, shined bright on

Senior Night, going 22-38 for 264

yards, three touchdowns and oneinterception, but the night was bit-tersweet due to the losing effort.“We had some bright spots, and

we definitely have showed a lot ofimprovement over the season,”Ryansaid looking at the season so far, andhis experience with the current classof seniors. “We left it all out on thefield for our seniors, but we couldhave done a lot better on defense.Overall we played alright.”Each team compiled 264 yards

through the air, but Hall outgainedNewington on the ground 184 to48.“We’re building here, setting a

foundation,” Roberts said. “We’regoing to play to the end.We couldthrow up our hands with manyexcuses this year, but were not goingto.We dug too deep a hole tonightand we couldn’t get out.”The Indians will need to bounce

back quickly, as a date at Conardawaits Saturday afternoon, followedby their Thanksgiving game againstWethersfield.

Hall toomuch forNewingtonIndians fall onSenior Night



NEWINGTON — When RoyRoberts first took over as headcoach of the Newington Indiansfootball team, he was inheriting ateam that went 0-10 in 2010, andwas in need of a shot in the arm.Ironically, it was Roberts who

received a boost — from his talentedand driven seniors.“These seniors, they work so

hard,” the coach said after a SeniorNight loss to Hall, 55-28. “I thankthem a lot because they’ve wel-comed me with open arms. I’veseen programs where new coachescome in and the seniors rebel, butwe don’t have that. From day onethey welcomed me.”Afterfallingbehind21-0atAlumni

Field Monday night, the Indian’scould have folded. But instead they

continued to battle,causing two turn-overs, scoring four touchdowns, andmaking a solid showing against thehighly rankedWarriors.“We’re building here, setting a

foundation,” Roberts said. “We’regoing to play to the end.”“We had some bright spots, and

we definitely have showed a lotof improvement over the season,”Newington running back Eric Ryansaid. “We left it all out on the fieldfor our seniors, but we could havedone a lot better on defense.Overallwe played alright.”The junior caught four passes

in the game including a 55-yardscreen pass that he took to the endzone. His effort after the catchhelped make one of Newington’skey seniors shine bright.“If you’ve seen the games, if

you’ve seen the stats, you can seehim becoming more and more

comfortable,” Roberts said ofJonathan Snyder earlier in theweek. “I told him I wish I had himfor one more year, and he’s justscratching the surface of his talent.He is starting to feel more comfort-able in what we’re doing.”Snyder threw for 264 yards and

three touchdowns, and added afourth on the ground.The talented and versatile quar-

terback, along with a large group ofother performers hope their effortthis season can help jump-start anew era of Newington football inyears to come.“These guys are helping to set the

tone for the future,” Roberts said,“and doing what they have to do.”The team that returns for 2012

will surely be better off after work-ing day in and day out with thefootball team’s class of 2011.“I learned a lot from these guys,”

Ryan said. “A lot of their life storiesare very inspiring. I have to give itall for them because every single daythey give their all to the team.”

Tough road

The Indians are not out of thewoods yet. After falling to 7-1Hall, Newington will face off withan even tougher team from WestHartford Saturday at 1 p.m.— theunbeaten Conard Chieftains.Conard has outscored opponents

217-to-58 this season, only onecontest decided by less than onescore.The team is ranked by CIAC

third overall in class LL.However, the schedule will finally

relent on Thanksgiving day, withNewingtontravelingtoWethersfieldto finish the 2011 campaign with abattle against the Eagles.

Despite loss, seniors end theirhome career onpositive note

Rob Heyl | Staff

Jonathan Snyder throws a pass.


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We are a small team of ASE certi�ed technicians whohave taken the need for a local, honest automotiveexpert to heart.

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From the customer lounge to the technicians’ education,every detail has been taken care of.

Automotive repair and maintenance is what we do,and we would like to show you how it’s done right.

www.pikeautomotive.com

186 Kelsey StreetNewington, CT

860-436-3166

$10 OFF$100 or lessCoupon must be present at time of vehicle dropo�. Limit one per customer. Can not be combinedwith other o�ers and/or invoices.

10% OFF$100 or moreCoupon must be present at time of vehicle dropo�. Limit one per customer. Can not be combinedwith other o�ers and/or invoices.

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