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Volume 13, Number 39 Plainville’s Only Weekly Newspaper www.plainvillecitizen.com Thursday, October 1, 2015

State Rep. Betty Boukus is a woman working in a field once ex-clusively dominated by men and she is applauding women business owners who have made a name for themselves in Plainville.

On Sept. 24 the veteran politi-cian stopped by two local busi-nesses run by women and plans

to visit four more in the coming weeks.

“It’s important the people of Plainville know that every day in these difficult times women are doing what they have to do to make their businesses a success,” Boukus said. “These women and their employees are supporters of the town of Plainville.”

First on Boukus’s agenda was Painting & Decorating on South

Washington Street, which is owned by Plainville resident Jane Carney.

“I bought a 40-year-old New Britain-based business and brought it here because I live here,” Carney said.

Painting & Decorating opened in Plainville on Oct. 1, 2014.

“I’m here to stay,” Carney said. “When I bought the company

Women-run businesses flourishingBy Ken LiebeskindThe Plainville Citizen

State Rep. Betty Boukus with Window Shop owners Chet Russell, Jennifer Vanasse and Lynda Russell. | Ken Liebeskind / The Plainville CitizenSee Businesses / Page A2

John Bello is a 1964 graduate of Plainville High School. While at PHS, he was an excellent student, an athlete, and president of the stu-dent body.

And his resume only got more impressive from there.

Bello served as an o�cer in the Navy on riverboats in the Vietnam War and has managed to hold many high-profile jobs, including serving as President of NFL Properties and creating and building the SoBe bev-

erage brand.Although he no longer lives

in Plainville, Bello cherishes the memories of his days here and still finds his way back to town to visit on occasion.

Still active in business ventures as an investor and advisor to young

entrepreneurs and others, Bello, and his wife of 46 years, Nancy, enjoy traveling and spending time with their four grandchildren. Bello is also a talented guitarist, and still plays.

Plainville High School alum Bello a profile in perseveranceBy Terry SuttonSpecial to The Citizen

Above right, John Bello, center, is awarded the EY Retail Entrepreneur of the Year from Jay Leno and John Curley, left. Above center, Bello poses with his grandson and one of his classic cars. Above right, John Bello shows off his musical chops onstage with Hootie and the Blow�sh.

See Bello / Page A6

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there were a lot of taxes, but that’s all part of owning a business. You have to accept what’s around you.”

The 28,000 square foot fa-cility features a paint shop on the ground floor and o�ces upstairs. There is additional space on the ground floor that Carney said may be used someday to spin out other businesses.

Carney oversees paint jobs at a number of area busi-nesses and schools, includ-ing at the Hartford Steam Company, Network Interiors, Kingswood Oxford School and Trinity College.

Her staff includes Erin Nowak and Ralph Blackman and a field crew that does paint jobs.

Carney’s operation is so-cially conscious. “I use OS-HA-certified equipment that is safety-certified and we participate in the paint recy-

cle law to donate old paint to worthy causes,” she said.

The Window Shop on East Street was the second busi-ness Boukus visited. The fam-ily-owned business started by Chet and Lynda Russell in 1977 is now run by their daughter, Jennifer Vanasse. “I fell into in, I started work-ing on Saturdays. I liked it, so now I’m here,” she said.

Early on, Vanasse said she experienced gender discrim-ination from customers and business associates. “Years ago they wouldn’t talk to women, but now I don’t have any issues,” she said.

The Window Shop is a full service glass shop that handles commercial and

residential glass repair and replacement.

“We work on homes in Pla-inville and commercial jobs all over Connecticut,” Va-nasse said. GMN and CVS in Bristol are two current customers and business is strong. “We have 12 projects scheduled before the end of the year,” she said.

The 5,200 square foot lo-cation on East Street fea-tures a picture framing room, flat glass room and fabri-cating room where much of the custom work is done. The company has a sta� of three technicians. “We keep them busy,” Vanasse said.Boukus planned to visit Net-work Interiors and TWM Construction this week.

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Erin Novak and Jane Carney, owner of Painting & Decorating. | Ken Liebeskind / The Plainville Citizen

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The Plainville Citizen | plainvillecitizen.com Thursday, October 1, 2015 A3

Autumn has o�cially ar-rived! This is probably my favorite time of the year, and I never tire of watching our landscape glow golden as the leaves change color. It is a wonder-ful opportunity to engage children in a discussion of what is happening in the natural world, and have them observe and remark upon what they see hap-pening to the foliage. The library has a collection of both fiction and nonfiction books about leaves to ignite their curiosity and encourage leaf exploration. Here are a few stand-outs:

Leaf Man by Lois EhlertEhlert’s work is prolific,

but Leaf Man is perhaps my favorite. Looking at the cover alone – a “man” made out of di�erent types of autumn leaves and seeds –

will start your imagination running wild. Pages are cut and curved so that several show through at once, mim-icking the hills and valleys

of a landscape. The Leaf Man is blown by the wind, and lands on each page with leaves rear-ranged to resem-ble other animals and plants, such as chickens, turtles, fruits and vegetables, fish, and squirrels, to name a few. Lin-ger over each page

to see how many creatures, plants, or food items you can spot made out of the leaves. Then, take a walk outside and collect a vari-ety of leaves you find on the ground. Bring them back home and see what leaf designs your imagination guides you to create!

The changing season highlighted at library

Book Look Ericka Bajrami

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The following people have been charged by police.

Sept. 9:Kim Soucie, 51, 24 Wayne

Drive, disorderly conduct, third-degree assault, 2:36 p.m.

Sept. 10:Giuseppe V. Vitarella, 95 New

Britain Ave., second-degree threatening, second-degree breach of peace, third-degree criminal mischief, interfering with a police of�cer, 9:24 p.m.

Matthew J. Bolduc, 30, 36 Whiting St., third-degree bur-glary, third-degree conspiracy to commit third-degree larceny, �fth-degree larceny, 2:02 p.m.

Magdalena M. Hajduk, 35, 8 Hemlock Notch Store, two counts second-degree forg-ery, three counts third-degree identity thief, two counts of il-legal obtaining a prescription, sixth-degree larceny, 1:28 p.m.

Sept. 11:Christian A. Cyr, 21, 182

Stratford Road, New Britain, second-degree failure to appear, 4:53 p.m.

Michelle Tessada, 29, 59 Pierce St., unvaccinated dog, two counts unlicensed dog, 11:30 a.m.

Sept. 14:Jerome A. People, 23, 90

Pleasant St., Waterbury, illegal possession of oxycodone, nar-cotic not in original container, 11:59 p.m.

Thomas L. Cocchiola, 23, 60 Maple View Drive, Wolcott, driv-ing under the in�uence of drugs/alcohol, 10:48 p.m.

Robert T. Oakes, Jr., 50, 77 Mountain View Ave., Bristol, il-legal possession of oxyodone, possession of paraphernalia, 8:49 p.m.

Paul Gerke, 37, 129 W. Main St., three counts unlicensed dog, two counts unvaccinated dog, 2:20 p.m.

Sept. 15:Alex J. Jutras, 27, 102 Stewart

St., third �oor, Bristol, violation of probation, 5:28 p.m.

Sept. 16:Louis J. Nizzaro, 42, 72 May

St., creating a public distur-bance, 8:14 a.m.

Sept. 17:Thomas M. Dellavecchia, 31,

60 Diamond Ave., illegal posses-sion of heroin, illegal possession of oxycodone, possession of drug paraphernalia, 11:01 p.m.

Sept. 18:Brian J. DeFurio, 30, 13 Young

St., Motor vehicle used to harass or intimidate, reckless driving, driving under in�uence of drugs/alcohol, possession of drug par-aphernalia, 7:12 p.m.

Sept. 19:Dwayne M. McMullen, 45, 172

Tower Ave., Hartford, fourth-de-gree larceny, sixth-degree lar-ceny, 9:08 p.m.

Justin Sieracki, 24, 122 W. Main St., second �oor, sec-ond-degree criminal mischief, second-degree breach of peace, 2:22 p.m.

Dean D. Perry, 33, 438 East St., New Britain, second-degree strangulation, risk of injury to a minor, �rst-degree unlawful re-straint, two counts third-degree assault,second-degree reckless endangerment, third-degree criminal mischief, disorderly con-duct, 3:51 a.m.

Sept. 20:Jomaa Alessa, 29, Hartford,

�fth-degree larceny, conspiracy to commit �fth-degree larceny, 2:47 p.m.

Plainville Police Blotter

Fishing derby canceled due to fish killThe annual fishing derby at

Paderewski Pond, scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 3 has been canceled due to the fish kill caused by a low water level and a recent drought.

Marge Burris, chairwoman of the Plainville Conservation

Commission, which oversees the event, said the commis-sion voted 3-2 to cancel the derby.

“There is an extremely large die off of fish at the pond. It started a few weeks ago with small fish and now we have many large carp and eels that are dying off. It’s due to a lack of oxygen in the

pond, which is losing an inch to two inches of water due to heat evaporation,” Burris said. “Because all the fish are out of the pond we’re getting an odor that is starting to get worse and it’s not appropriate for kids.”

Shane Lockwood, director

By Ken LiebeskindThe Plainville Citizen

See Derby / Page A7

Dead �sh on the surface of Paderewski Pond forced the cancellation of the annual �shing derby.

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SOUTHINGTON — A man who barricaded himself inside a house on Atwater Street was removed without injury and taken to a medical facility, according to police o�cials.

O�cers responded to 108 Atwater Street for a wel-fare check around 11:45 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 23 accord-ing to police spokesman Sgt. Je�rey Dobratz.

When police responded, they learned that Stephen Cieszynski, 46, had barri-caded himself inside the home, Dobratz said. O�cers spent hours trying to make contact with the man.

A SWAT team, officers, an armored truck and cruis-ers from other departments around the state including Plainville, Bristol and West Hartford could be seen on the scene.

“We’re making sure every-body is safe,” police officer Tom Gallo said.

Police closed Atwater Street between Canal Street and the Interstate 84 exit 30 o� ramp during the early af-ternoon, Dobratz said.

Tra�c was allowed to leave the street, but has not been al-lowed to enter.

The man exited the home shortly after 6 p.m. and was taken to a medical facility, police said. It was not clear if the man was removed by po-lice or if he willfully walked out.

The scene was cleared at 6:15 p.m., police said.

By Bryan Lipiner and Lauren SievertSpecial to The Citizen

SWAT of�cers cross Atwater Street in Southington on Wednesday, Sept. 23, after a man barricaded himself inside a home, according to police reports. | Photos by Bryan Lipiner / For The Citizen

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Bello

Recently, The Citizen caught up with Bello for a wide-ranging interview. Some highlights follow.

What are some of your fondest memories of Pla-inville and what do you miss most about the town?

Tight knit town, blue-col-lar [and] middle class. Great lifelong friends and adven-tures with them. No coun-try clubs, just a local town park, Little League, backyard pick-up football and basket-ball on a dirt court, adven-turing in the woods behind the mansions, swimming in the sand pit after a three-mile walk down the railroad tracks, praying for Mickey not to strike out, celebrat-ing wildly when he hit the frequent walk-o� homer, hanging at the local snack bar waiting for action to pass

by, a few fearful beers, first driver’s license, girls – but mostly talking about them, and general mischief and mayhem ... Most of the time I initiated it but my father al-ways laid it o� on my friends despite my confessions.

Were there any classes or activities at Plainville High School that greatly influenced you?

I worked hard academ-ically and was political (student council president – more fun running than serving. Last political o�ce of my life), but football was the key learning experience for me. Not gifted, not big, not fast, but motivated and cagey. I played center and linebacker ...

But football required a to-tal commitment from your-self and to your teammates. It is a group e�ort with lots of adversity, especially on

“impress the coaches day.” The training, the uncer-tainty, the expectations, the joy, and disappointment made football a complete learning experience and a physical, mental and rela-tionship test. All in, it imi-tates life and, again, it is a sport where commitment, e�ort and perseverance trump talent. Can’t say that about basketball, baseball and other skill sports that are fun but di�cult for lim-ited talent at the organized, competitive level.

So overall, living in Plainville was a positive experience?

I had a great childhood in Plainville. No helmets, safety belts, video games, car-pooling (we walked or biked everywhere), no les-sons (although I played the coronet in the junior high band, which was a hand-

me-down from my brother.) ... Plainville had that small town nurturing environment that made success possible if there was a will and willing-ness to work. In life, there is no plan other than a set of circumstances and people that shape who you become – family at first, then grade school and neighborhood friends, and later, coaches and teachers in high school. I worked at it no matter what it was. I went after it always recognizing that there was opportunity, and never hesitated to compete in the arena.

After high school, where did you go to next?

I moved on permanently at 18 only to return on school vacations and family visits — my mom and dad never left — and for spe-cial occasions like the high school’s 50th anniversary, fu-

nerals of friends and family and reunions.

O� to college at Tufts, which opened a whole new world ... the breadth and depth of talent of fellow students, the professors, the broader world perspective and living away from home in Boston. I went to Tufts on a Navy ROTC scholarship, an easy decision in 1964, not so great by 1968 when the world was exploding. The Navy was an incredible ex-perience for me beyond see-ing the real world, including a tour in Vietnam where I was widely known to the Viet Cong as the “merchant of the Mekong Delta.” In the Navy I became a leader of men, ready or not at 25.

The Tuck School at Dart-mouth for an MBA was the next step after the Navy and exposure to more accom-plished people from great schools and from around the country. Then, with an MBA, to the New York area with successive positions General Foods, Pepsi, the NFL and myriads of new high-profile contacts, significant experi-ences and new horizons.

What made you take the jump into working for the National Football League? Was working in the NFL a career highlight?

You kidding? Working for the NFL was the ultimate dream for half of Amer-ica. I thought about it as an MBA student at Tuck. As a lifelong fan, I wrote the Redskins inquiring about employment opportunities for newly minted MBAs and got a terse “no thank you.” Five years later, I was the VP of Marketing for NFL Prop-erties, the marketing and licensing arm of the NFL. The job came to me after doing a tie-in merchandis-ing deal with NFL Properties for Sanka Co�ee while at General Foods. In executing that program I got to know several of the people at NFL Properties and actually went to the Super Bowl XII (Cow-boys vs. Broncos) as their guest.

I jumped in the job with reckless abandon like a kid in a candy store. First deal was Canon, as the Photo

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Consultant to the NFL. Lined up Joe Theismann as the spokesman and cast my-self as the referee in a game action commercial which ran on NFL games. At the first Pro Bowl in Hawaii in 1980, I was on the field play-ing catch with Terry Brad-shaw. It went on from there. If you love what you do, your job is a hobby.

It sounds like your work with the NFL prepared you for the risky move of start-ing your business venture of SoBe?

At the NFL I dealt with 28 rugged individual owners and 350 entrepreneurial licensees including Starter, a success-ful licensee who I admired. All were inspirational in my blossoming entrepreneurial career post NFL. The con-tacts and network created at the NFL helped with funding, advice, support and experi-ence on how to build a busi-ness after I left the nest. You need other people to succeed at everything and many who I helped and entertained in my time at the NFL came back to help me with SoBe. All this life experience and contacts served me well in the dark-est days of my SoBe start-up. There were many, including a lawsuit by AriZona beverage that was ruled by Judge Sonja Sotamayor, now a Supreme Court Judge.

What is the advice you would like to give to the youth today on how to pre-pare for the business world and world at large?

Simple advice. Luck favors the prepared and the daring. Take advantage of all op-portunities. Go through ev-ery open door open to you no matter how intimidating. Get up, make your bed, and get out in the world. Fear not, and get in the arena. Read, network, travel and when you can, give back. Bottom line, you have to do the work. Ide-ally, find something you love and are passionate about, and then life is a hobby. I loved football, so my NFL suc-cess was purely a function of making available and cre-ating programs that I would have liked as a fan. Same with SoBe ... total fun. Not a job for me. Can’t always happen, but

perseverance in any endeavor will always trump talent. Tal-ent helps. It is important to identify and develop your talent, be aggressive and re-lentless in pursuing your goal and remember it is not always about you. People are important to your career and life success. Develop and cul-tivate relationships.

Life is long, your path is paved with lessons learned from the experiences you have and the people you meet. You need to go through the open doors. Get uncom-fortable and power through. Respect the opportunity by doing the work.

When you look at your life today, what are you

most thankful for?No question, I am thank-

ful for my parents, Edie and Generoso Bello. Through their sacrifice and guidance, they created a solid growth foundation and provided the opportunity, value system and safety net for me and my brothers to exploit the equality of opportunity that defines America. Along with other like-minded and dedi-cated parents in town, they were selfless, hardworking and committed to education and preparing their children to be active and responsible citizens. These kinds of peo-ple were the fabric that made Plainville a wonderful town in which to grow up.

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“Simple advice. Luck favors the prepared and the daring. Take advantage of all opportunities. Go through every open door open to you no matter how intimidating.”

— Advice from John Bello

Derby

of health for Plainville and Southington, said he visited the pond three times over the past week and didn’t see any health violations that would have necessitated canceling the fishing derby.

“The drop in water levels is nature being nature with the algae level and fish dying o�. Nature caused the problem and nature will resolve it,” Lockwood said. “I wanted to see if there are any concerns with it attracting animals to the area, and there weren’t.”

Donald Mysling, a rep-resentative of the state De-partment of Energy and Environmental Protection, visited Paderewski Pond but was unavailable for comment.

The fishing derby is held annually the first Sunday in October at Paderewski Pond for children five to 15 years

old.“It was not an easy de-

cision to cancel the event. And everything was ready to go,” Burris said. “We usually stock the pond, but canceled the stocking. There’s no way we would put more fish in the pond and have them die o�. It’s a waste of taxpayers’ money.”

“It’s an unfortunate situa-tion,” Town Manager Robert Lee said. “I don’t doubt the die o� is more significant this year than past years.”

Brian Boras, a Plainville resident who fishes at Pad-erewski Pond, said he went to the pond early this week. “I found thousands of dead and dying fish along the shores. It is a sad day in Plainville.”

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Faith

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CLUE: E = F

Live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. ----Ephesians 5:2

Religion Puzzle

Clue: E = F See puzzle’s solution on Page A12

The Congregational Church of Plainville

Th e Co n g re ga t i o n a l Church of Plainville has scheduled several activities to celebrate its 175th anniver-sary this year. All events are open to the public.

Sunday, Oct. 4 - Steven Vastola plans a presentation on the church building. De-signed by Henry Austin, the church was recently placed on the National Register of Historic Places. The program is scheduled for noon in the church’s Kelsey Hall.

Sunday, Oct. 11 - Ellen and Carl Binder plan a history of the church organs. A demon-stration by church organist Jurg Oggenfuss is planned to follow the presentation. The program is scheduled for

noon in the church’s Kelsey Hall.

Sunday, Nov. 1 - The Rev-erend Kent J. Siladi, Con-ference Minister of the Connecticut Conference of the United Church of Christ, is scheduled to preach at 10 a.m. worship. A luncheon follows the service. After-noon activities include the re-dedication of Kelsey Hall, unveiling of the National Reg-ister of Historic Place plaque and dedication of gifts to the church. For more informa-tion, call 860-747-1901 or visit uccplainville.org.

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Church of Our Saviour, 115 West Main St., has scheduled

Religion Briefs

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The story behind the wed-ding of the century that took place at the Congregational Church of Plainville was told by Nancy Eberhardt, presi-dent of the Plainville Histori-cal Society, Sunday, Sept. 27 at an event commemorating the church’s 175th anniversary.

Eberhardt began her talk by making sure everyone knew she was speaking of the 20th century. “William and Kate were married in the next cen-tury,” she said.

Florence Trumbull, the daughter of then-Gov. John Trumbull, and John Coolidge, son of former President Cal-

Remembering Plainville’s ‘wedding of the century’

By Ken LiebeskindThe Plainville Citizen

The wedding dress worn by Florence Trumbull at her marriage to John Coolidge was on display at the Plainville Congregational Church, the site of the wedding in 1929. | Ken Liebeskind / The Plainville CitizenSee Wedding / Page A9

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ObituariesPLAINVILLE — Danny

J. Levesque, 63, of Plain-ville, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015, at the Hospital of Central Connecticut in New Brit-

ain. He was the husband of Norma ( C a r o n ) Levesque , with whom he shared 39 loving years of

marriage.Danny was born on Sept.

7, 1952, in Fort Kent, Maine, son of the late David and Fern (Pelletier) Levesque. Danny was a proud Ameri-can and was devoted to his country. His love for Amer-ica led him to serve in the U.S. Army during the Viet-nam War shortly after high school. He was honorably discharged, having re-ceived various medals and badges. During his time serving in the U.S. Army, Danny worked in food ser-vice and also as a butcher. Danny continued to work as butcher after being hon-orably discharged from the military. Shortly after the war, he married the love of his life, Norma, and began a family that they raised in Plainville. Danny’s love for his family was unde-niable. He was a family oriented man who always made sure his family was his main priority. His fam-

ily will always remember his witty demeanor and his sarcastic, yet humor-ous personality. In addition to spending time with his family, Danny enjoyed the outdoors. He loved hunting and �shing and everything the outdoors had to offer.

In addition to his wife, Norma, Danny leaves behind: his son, Jason Levesque and his girl-friend, Rebecca Walton, of Plainville; his son, Shawn Levesque and his girlfriend, Michelle Hook, of Plain-ville; his daughter, Shelly Levesque and her �ancé, Chad Reed, of Plainville; his grandchildren, Dan-iel (D.J.), Thaddeus (Ted-dy), and Allison; his sister, Bonnie McFladden and her husband, Brian; his sister, Laurel Levesque; his broth-er, David Levesque and his wife, Sue; his brother, Bry-ant Levesque; and several nieces and nephews. Dan-ny was predeceased by his brothers, Mike and Keith Levesque.

Funeral services for Danny were celebrated on Tuesday, Sept. 29, from the Bailey Funeral Home, 48 Broad St., in Plainville to Our Lady of Mercy Church for a Mass of Christian burial. Burial will be at the convenience of the family. For additional information or to leave words of con-dolence please visit www.Bailey-FuneralHome.com.

Danny J. Levesque

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PARC’s 15th annual Helen Coughlin Walk is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 3 at Norton Park. William “Al” Johnson, a 100-year old Plainville res-ident, is scheduled to serve as grand marshal. The fund-raiser walk honors survivors, acknowledging them for their strength, perseverance and

joy for life in spite of adver-sity. Registration is scheduled for 9 a.m.; opening ceremo-nies at 10 a.m. with a color guard followed by the walk. Festivities include music and a chili cook-o�. For more in-formation and to preregister, visit www.parcdisabilitiesct.org.

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Wedding

vin Coolidge, were married in the sanctuary of the Con-gregational Church on Sept. 23, 1929.

The audience on hand last weekend learned about the background of their relation-ship. “They met on a train heading to Washington D.C.,” Eberhardt said. “He was at-tending Amherst and she was attending Mount Holy-oke and they dated at the col-leges. They went to Calvin Coolidge’s inauguration and they announced their engage-ment on the Trumbull’s 25th anniversary.”

The Trumbulls lived in Pla-inville in a mansion on Farm-ington Avenue which is no longer standing. The recep-tion following the ceremony at the Congregational Church was held there.

There were only 42 in-vited guests at the wedding, including former president Coolidge, who finally agreed to wear a flower on his lapel he had originally rejected.

Two thousand residents and other observers sur-rounded the church at what Steven Vastola, a church member, said “was the biggest popular cultural event that ever took place in Plainville.”

Eight hundred people at-tended the reception.

The church was decorated with 1,100 mums shipped from California and the wed-ding cake was a three-layered light blue cake decorated with airplanes.

The couple honeymooned in Maine and then lived in New Haven, where Coolidge worked as a railroad clerk.

The wedding dress Flor-ence Trumbull wore was on display at the church for Eberhardt’s talk along with historic pictures of the couple and a copy of their marriage license signed by a minister, J. Roy Wilkerson.

“The wedding put Plain-ville on the national map and probably the international

one as well for that one day,” Eberhardt said. “They wanted a small wedding, but it was impossible once the media got a hold of it.”

The historical society has items from the wedding, in-cluding photographs taken by a classmate of Florence Trum-bull from Plainville schools who worked as a maid next door to the mansion.

There is also Gov. Trum-bull’s top hat and walking cane and a piece of the wed-ding cake.

The historical society, lo-cated at 29 Pierce St., is open Mondays and Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to noon or by appointment.

From Page A8There were only 42 invited guests at the wedding, including former president Coolidge, who �nally agreed to wear a �ower on his lapel he had originally rejected.

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E-mail letters to [email protected]; mail to 11 Crown St., Meriden, CT 06450 or fax to 203-639-0210. The Citizen will print only one letter per person each month. Letters should be approximately 300 words.

Leading up to the November election, politi-cal letters will be limited to 100 words. No polit-ical letters will be published after Oct. 22.

We reserve the right to edit letters. Letters should be on topics of general interest to the community.

We do not list names of people, organizations and businesses being thanked. Names of busi-nesses are not allowed. Letters must be signed and names will appear in print. Include a phone number so The Citizen can contact you for ver-ification. Letters must be submitted by 5 p.m. on Friday to be considered for publication the following Thursday.

Letters Policy

Saunders believes in Plainville

To the editor:My husband, Scott, is run-

ning for re-election to the Town Council. Here are some reasons why you should vote for him. Scott believes that public service is an honor and he takes the de-cisions he makes about Plainville very seriously. He believes in being an advocate for the tax-payer by fighting for minimal tax increases and using that money to provide the best services pos-sible. For him, helping others is what it is all about. But most of all, Scott believes in Plainville

and its future.Please support Scott and the

Republican team with your vote on Nov. 3.

Andrea SaundersPlainville

Uniquely qualifiedTo the editor:I’m running as a candidate for

Board of Education on the Dem-ocratic slate. As a stay-at-home mother of two, former Linden Street School PTO President, current Middle School of Plain-ville PTC President, and sub-stitute teacher, I am uniquely qualified as a candidate. I o�er a combination of community

leadership and many years of hands-on parental involvement in the Plainville schools.

I graduated from Plainville High School and then earned my Bachelors in International Lan-guage and Culture from the Uni-versity of Hartford. My husband, Shaun, and I, then chose Plain-ville to settle down and raise our family.

I am running for Board of Ed-ucation because I have a vested interest in public education in Plainville.

Crystal Letendre St. Lawrence

Candidate for Plainville Board of Education

Letters to the Editor

P&Z commission’s work is a game of chessZoning regulations are said to be

permissive, which is to say that if it’s not permitted, it’s prohibited. Con-

sider the alternative: prohibiting every noxious use you can think of. Some are bound to be missed. The list of uses we would not want lo-cated next to our own home would certainly be a long one.

By stating ex-pressly what the

Town of Plainville wants in terms of development, the Planning and Zoning Commission sends a strong message as to what we do not want. Before zoning regulations existed, it was generally understood that you could build what you wanted on your land, and use it in any way you saw fit; a very American proposition and one that stands on high moral ground. Until, that is, your next door neighbor decides to turn his .5-acre lot into a high production pork farm. You’re still red, white and blue, but perhaps now mostly blue because of the noxious odor and noise gen-erated by the o�ending pork farm. It is at this very moment when you understand that zoning does indeed have some good implications.

Because much of the Town of Plainville developed before zoning regulations were adopted, there are many nonconforming uses in ex-istence that seem to fly in the face

of current zoning regulations. For instance, “What about the machine shop that sits right in the middle of this residential neighborhood?” This is typical of some of the questions we receive in the Plainville Planning and Economic Development O¢ce. In order to better understand the answer to that question, it is first important to know how zoning came about in Plainville.

On Aug. 17, 1942, the Town of Pla-inville adopted its first zoning reg-ulations. The regulatory framework for zoning in Plainville was autho-rized by the State of Connecticut through its own prior adoption of governing state statutes. Our state statutes clearly define what towns and cities can and cannot do in terms of regulating land use.

As time has passed, the statutes have changed significantly in re-sponse to precedent-setting legal de-cisions and legislative initiatives.

Plainville’s zoning regulations have had to change with the times as well. It is those very changes that help to answer the question of non-conforming uses – how they origi-nated and why they remain.

Let’s consider the example of a machine shop in a residential zone. Inconsistent to say the least, and possibly (although not necessarily) disruptive to the quiet and peaceful enjoyment of their residential neigh-bors. So why is it allowed to remain? Simply put, because it was there be-fore zoning regulations existed. The same state statutes that empower

the Town of Plainville to adopt zon-ing regulations and regulate uses within certain zoning districts also protect existing nonconforming uses that existed before any regulations, or change in regulations, were ad-opted. So the machine shop is an ex-isting nonconforming structure/use and zoning law gives that noncon-formity a vested right to continue that can’t be forcibly taken away.

The governing state statute reads as follows: Such regulations shall not prohibit the continuance of any nonconforming use, building or structure existing at the time of the adoption of such regulations. Such regulations shall not provide for the termination of any nonconforming use solely as a result of nonuse for a specified period of time without regard to the intent of the property owner to maintain that use.

Since Plainville’s Zoning Regu-lation is a “creature of the state,” we cannot legally adopt a zoning regulation that conflicts with the statutes. In e�ect, the Town of Pla-inville cannot remove nonconformi-ties until the owner legally abandons a use or a building by removing the nonconformity themselves.

There are many examples of zon-ing nonconformities in Connecticut communities. The older the devel-opment, the higher the likelihood that nonconformities exist. How-ever, nonconformities can be much younger. For instance, until the late 1990s, signs could be installed on commercial buildings at a rate of

twice the size that they can today. Those signs installed before the regulations were changed in the late 1990s comprise a group of existing nonconforming signs. If removed on a voluntary basis by the owner, they could only be replaced by a new sign that meets today’s smaller standards.

In response to ever evolving changes in society, demographics and land use trends, Plainville’s zon-ing regulations must be revised on a regular basis. Each time a revision is made, there is potential for creating nonconformities. The Planning and Zoning Commission must weigh the benefits of a needed revision against the potential to create additional nonconformities. Each revision must be considered for its own unique reasons and benefits to the commu-nity. Reasons for regulatory revi-sions such as conflict resolution, regulatory clarification, prohibition of noxious uses, provisions for eco-nomic development, environmen-tal protection, and social justice are common. Since September of 2010, the Planning and Zoning Commis-sion has adopted over 70 revisions to their regulations. Several of these revisions were instrumental in re-moving existing nonconformities.

The writer is Director of Planning and Economic Development for the Town of Plainville and serves as sta� to the Plainville Planning and Zon-ing Commission (Aquifer Protection Agency), Inland Wetland Commission and Economic Development Agency.

Mark DeVoe


Briefs

a tag sale for Saturday, Oct. 3, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Lunch is available.

Blessing of the animals

The Church of Our Sav-iour, 115 West Main St., has scheduled its annual Bless-ing of Animals for Sunday, Oct. 4, during the 10 a.m. worship service. All mem-bers of the community are invited to bring their pets, whether two- or four-footed, winged or crawling to re-ceive a blessing from the Rev. Dr. Bill Hardwick.

The service will be held in the church hall to accommo-date a wide variety of pets. For more information call 860-747-3109.

Bahá’í Faith

For more than 100 years, the Bahá’í community in the U.S. has sought to build a model of racial integration and race unity, embracing people from all backgrounds and classes of society. To wage peace and establish racial unity in the greater community, contact the Ba-ha’is of Plainville at [email protected] or

860-747-2918, or visit www.bahai.us.

United Methodist

Weekly events - Sunday worship at 10 a.m.; church school at 9 a.m.

Tuesday Ladies Meet-ing - Tuesdays, 9:30 a.m.; AA - Sundays, Mondays and Wednesdays, 7 p.m.; Al-Anon - Mondays, 7 p.m.; Choir re-hearsal, follows worship.

Saturday, Oct. 3 - PUMC Roast Pork Dinner and Silent Gift Basket Auction, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. A fee is charged. Call 860-747-2328.

Sunday, Oct. 4 - World Com-munication Sunday Worship with Holy Communion, 10 a.m.

Saturday, Oct. 17 - Fall Craft Fair, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Pumpkin Festival, 3 to 6 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 21 - Amer-ican Red Cross Blood Drive, 1 to 6 p.m.

Craft Fair

The Plainville United Methodist Church, 56 Red Stone Hill, has scheduled a craft fair for Saturday, Oct. 17, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Crafters are welcome to call the church at 860-747-2328 or Donna Burns at 860-747-1262 for an application.

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Connecticut Humane Society has scheduled its annual gala auction for Saturday, Nov. 7, 6 to 10:30 p.m., at the Aqua Turf Club, 556 Mulberry St., Plants-ville. A fee is charged. Cocktail attire. The event includes dinner, beer and

wine, music, auction, Fund the Pets and more. All proceeds benefit the Con-necticut Humane Society’s programs and services. For more information and tickets, call 860-594-4502, ext. 6307 or email [email protected].

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Thursday, Oct. 1Introduction to Survivorship: Financial, Spiritual and Emotional AspectsNoa Mencher, RN; Alicia Gadzinski, RN Sarah Benham, MSW and Pastor Will Baumgartner

Thursday, Oct. 8Nutrition and ExerciseRuth Satterberg, OT; Tom Pare, PTNancy Kaczynski, PT and May Harter, RD

Thursday, Oct. 22 Exploring Integrative Therapies, Craniosacral Therapy, Reiki and Guided ImageryTom Pare, PT and Beverly Vesce, eiki practitioner

Thursday, Oct. 29Long-term Medical Management for Cancer SurvivorsWylie Hosmer, MD

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Children’s programs

The Plainville Public Li-brary’s has scheduled its fall storytime session. Classes are drop-in, as follows:

Once Upon a Story for chil-dren ages 3-4 is scheduled to meet Mondays, 10:30 a.m., through Nov. 19. The pre-school storytime will explore themes through books, songs, rhymes, educational activ-ities and crafts. Take-home literacy tips are included.

P.A.L.S. (Play and Learn Storytime), for children birth through 23 months is sched-uled to meet Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m. The early-literacy-based program features an age-ap-propriate story and song session, a weekly example of items you can create at home to nurture literacy and fine-motor skills, a playtime for socialization, and hand-outs to take home.

Two Much Fun, for 2-year-olds, is scheduled to meet Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. This storytime, geared toward the terrific 2’s, features move-ment and music, as well as handouts for families sup-porting early literacy activi-ties at home.

Flying Fingers, a drop-in inter-generational knit and crochet group, is scheduled to meet Fridays, 4 p.m. Learn to knit or crochet, or bring a current project. Members of the group are here to help.

Programs

Knitting and Crocheting Circle for all ages - Fridays at 3 p.m., in the children’s department.

Library Briefs

Library

Fletcher and the Falling Leaves by Julia Rawlinson

Fletcher, an extraordi-narily sweet little fox, is ex-periencing his first autumn and becomes distressed by the changes he notices tak-ing place on his favorite tree. The summer leaves become dry and brown, and much to Fletcher’s dismay, begin to fall! He desperately tries to reattach the leaves to the tree, but to no avail. The soft illustrations are captivating, and the small vulnerability of Fletcher’s little body as he tries to “save” his tree is ten-derly captured on each page. At one point you feel as though your heart will break for poor Fletcher as he ten-derly cares for the last little leaf. Not to worry: you will be warmed by the magic and beauty that await Fletcher one winter morning. The story departs from the typi-cal conclusion of falling-au-tumn-leaves stories, the return of the leaves in the

spring, but rather o�ers a more wintry surprise, bring-ing hope and happiness.

Autumnblings by Doug-las Florian

Autumnblings is a book of autumn poetry, with titles such as “Tree-Tice,” “Hi-Bear-Nation,” and “Awe-Tumn.” In addition to clever titles, some of the words on the page depart from the typical format and fall or fly across the page. Florian is also the illustrator, and his paintings evoke the warmth, depth, and movement of the landscape. In thinking about leaf books this poem from Autumnblings came to mind:

“Symmetree”Autumn is the only seasonThe leaves all leave.Call it tree-son.A clever and fun frolic

for the season – check out this and many others at the library.

The writer is Children’s Li-brarian at the Plainville Pub-lic Library.

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Time to transition your home to fall

If you’ve caught fall fever and are eager to transition your home décor from sum-mer, there are many di�erent ways to achieve the desired look.

Here are a few tips that lo-cal designers have suggested

to decorate your home for the fall.

Bring outside indoors

Pinecones, acorns, pump-kins, gourds, leaves, and more can all be used to make an ar-rangement or a centerpiece for the table in your home, said Kim Procaccini, the co-

owner of Picture Perfect in Southington — a home stag-ing company she runs with her daughter Lacee Levesque.

These items can be dis-played in a basket or even a vase to add spice. “You can bring the outdoors in with-out having to spend a lot of money,” Procaccini said.

Another idea is to paint or

otherwise transform these outdoor items to add more of your own touch.

Procaccini mentioned that one year, she lined the inside entrance to her home with large cornstalks and string lighting.

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Fall

Make it comfortable

“In the fall, everyone wants to come in from the outdoors and be cozy; that’s a given,” said Judi Granucci, the owner of Design House Interiors of Wallingford.

One of the ways to trans-form your space into a com-fortable fall setting is by adding fall colored pillows or a throw blanket.

Granucci said to look at the colors of the changing leaves — such as burnt orange, brown, red, mustard yellow — and bring those into the space to accent it.

She also mentioned reup-holstering furniture to give it a warm and cozy feel for the fall.

Colored or fall-scented candles are another way to add some personality and comfort to the home, said Procaccini. The candles can be placed in lanterns or vases to add character.

Pick warm colors

“As far as a fall trend, au-tumn is filled with golds and spiced colors,” Granucci said.

Deep navy blues and pea-cock colors are also popular this fall, she said.

Also think about using ac-

cent pieces with these colors to transform your home.

Of course, traditional fall leaf colors such as red, brown, orange, and olive are also popular.

“If you want to tone it down, you can bring in tan or soft grays, too,” Procaccini said.

Don’t forget the outside

If you have an old bench, chair, or any other furniture you’re thinking of throwing out, Procaccini says hold that thought.

A little bit of tender love and care can go a long way and add some fall character to your yard.

“If you’re ready to throw it out, add some paint to it,” Procaccini said. “Then you got yourself a perfect out-door creation you don’t have to worry about.”

With a bench or chair, Pro-caccini said you could add some mums or flowers on top of them to stage a fall setting. Even setting up some hay bales to create depth can help, too, Procaccini said.

Adding some soft lights around the chair or bench can help, as well as creating a

spotlight to show o� the cre-ation at night.

Not too early to decorate

Despite the unusually warm September, Granucci said it’s not too early to start transitioning your home into fall.

“I just did a blog on my Facebook page about how It’s so hot outside, but in due time everyone will be think-ing about their inside again,”

she said. “Just this past week I’ve seen a di�erence in the outside in the foliage and the mums and people are reso-nated more with it now.”

Procaccini said that for her, she starts transitioning her home into fall right after her children go back to school to-ward the end of August.

“The good thing about fall decorating is when you start in September, it lasts until Thanksgiving,” Procaccini said.

From Page A12

Judi Granucci, owner of Design House Interiors of Wallingford, stands for a photograph in a mock living room set up showcasing her design. At right, Interior design elements at Design House Interiors. | Justin Weekes / For The Citizen

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From left, Jaclyn, Cheryl and Kate were rescued by police of�cers when their mother was hit by a car. Jaclyn had a severe eye infection that ruptured her eye. The rest of it will be removed when she is spayed. She needs a family to overlook her imperfection. Cheryl was especially sensitive to her during her tough time while Kate played on. View all of the adoptable pets at www.fobac.org. For more informaiton, call 860-828-5287 or email [email protected]. Join us at the Berlin Fair and at the Pumpkin Patch adoption event, Sunday, Oct. 4, at the United Methodist Church, 401 New Britain Ave., Newington.

ProgramsAARP Smart Driver Course

- Tuesday, Oct. 20, 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. A fee is charged. Sign up at the Senior Center.

Health care

Blood pressure clinic - Blood pressure clinics are scheduled for the second Thursday of each month, 1 to 2 p.m., for Senior Center members only.

Foot care - The Senior Cen-ter offers appointments for regular and diabetic foot care

for Senior Center members only. A fee is charged.

Call the Senior Center at 860-747-5728.

Ear wax removal - The Se-nior Center offers ear wax removal, by appointment, for Senior Center members only. A fee is charged. For infor-mation, call 860-747-5728.

Cholesterol testing - The Senior Center o�ers choles-terol testing, by appointment, for Senior Center members only. A fee is charged.

To schedule an appoint-ment, call 860-747-5728.

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CalendarThursday, Oct. 1

Fundraiser - Mulberry Gardens of Southington has scheduled a ziti fundraiser dinner for Thursday, Oct. 1, 5 to 7:30 p.m., at Mulberry Gardens, 58 Mulberry St. A fee is charged. Proceeds bene�t the Alzheimer’s As-sociation. Tickets can be purchased in advance or at the door. For more informa-tion, call Donna Johnson, at 860-378-3917.

Girls soccer - Plainville at Middletown, 6 p.m.

Volleyball - Plainville at Berlin, 5 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 2Football - Plainville at

Rocky Hill, 7 p.m. Boys soccer - Plainville

vs. Middletown, 3:45 p.m.Girls swimming - Plain-

ville at Windsor, 4 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 3Roast pork dinner - The

Plainville United Methodist Church, 56 Red Stone Hill, has scheduled its annual roast pork dinner for Saturday, Oct. 3, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. A fee is charged. Includes silent gift basket auction. Reservations are suggested. For more infor-mation, call 860-747-2328.

Sunday, Oct. 4Sustainable roses - The

Connecticut Rose Society has scheduled Mike and An-gelina Chute for Sunday, Oct. 4, 1:30 p.m., at the Congre-gational Church of Plain-ville, 130 West Main St. The couple plans a PowerPoint program featuring recent-ly-introduced varieties of roses as well as old favorites that are disease-resistant, winter hardy, easy-to-grow and re-bloom all season. For more information, visit www.ctrose.org.

Monday, Oct. 5Girls soccer - Plainville vs.

Farmington, 3:45 p.m.Volleyball - Plainville vs.

Platt, 5:15 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 6Cross country - Plain-

ville vs. Rocky Hill, 3:45 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 7Volleyball - Plainville vs.

Maloney, 5:15 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 8Boys soccer - Plainville

at Middletown, 6 p.m.Girls soccer - Plainville vs.

Middletown, 3:45 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 9Volleyball - Plainville at

Platt, 6 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 12Boys soccer - Plainville

at Berlin, 6 p.m.Girls soccer - Plainville vs.

Berlin, 3:45 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 13Volleyball - Plainville at

Rocky Hill, 5:15 p.m.Girls swimming - Plain-

ville vs. Bristol Eastern, 3:45 p.m.

Cross country - Plain-ville at Berlin, 3:45 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 14Boys soccer - Plainville

at Rocky Hill, 7 p.m.Girls soccer - Plainville vs.

Rocky Hill, 3:45 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 15Volleyball - Plainville vs.

Bulkeley, 5 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 16Girls swimming - Plainville

vs. Bristol Central, 4 p.m.Boys soccer - Plainville

vs. Maloney, 3:45 p.m.Girls soccer - Plainville at

Maloney, 3:45 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 17Fall craft fair/pump-

kin festival - The Plainville United Methodist Church, 56 Red Stone Hill, has sched-uled a Fall Craft Fair and Pumpkin Festival for Satur-

day, Oct. 17. The craft sale is in the church from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; the festival is on the church grounds from 3 to 6 p.m.

Pasta supper - The Pla-inville Fire Company has scheduled its annual Fall Pasta Supper for Saturday, Oct. 17, 4 to 8 p.m., at the �rehouse, 77 West Main St. A fee is charged. Tickets are available at door.

Football - Plainville at Northwest Catholic, noon.

Sunday, Oct. 18Dog adoption - Almost

Home Animal Shelter, with CT Liberty Mortgage, has scheduled a dog adop-tion event for Sunday, Oct. 18, noon to 3 p.m., at 1027 Farmington Ave., Farm-ington. The event includes games and activities for children. Donations of gently used dog/cat beds, blankets, towels, paper towels, gar-bage bags, laundry detergent and cleaning products will be accepted. For more infor-

mation, email [email protected].


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New Britain, 3:45 p.m.Volleyball - Plainville at

New Britain, 5:30 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 16Girls swimming - Plain-

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Hall of Fame: Kaine, Serakas

The Plainville Sports Hall of Fame has announced its in-ductees for the Class of 2015. The 17th class is comprised of Jill Giannini (Plainville High School Class of 1999), Rob-ert “Rob” Dalke (’60), Ronald Serakas (’66), Jim Kaine (’70), Jim Silva (’77), John Brundage (’71) and coach Randy Dou-cette (’66).

The Hall of Fame induc-tion dinner and ceremony will be held Saturday, Oct. 3 at Nuchies Restaurant in Forestville.

Tickets are available at the dental offices of either Dr. Rusty Camp or Dr. Michael Lantiere.

Those interested in sup-porting their favorite Hall of Famer with a congratulatory advertisement in the banquet booklet may do so by con-tacting Mike Bakaysa, 860-573-8015; or Byron Treado, 860-836-3377.

For additional information, visit the Hall of Fame’s web-site: www.plainvillesports.com.

The Citizen is highlighting the accomplishments of this year’s Hall of Fame class:

Jim Kaine

Jim Kaine is considered by some to be Forrest Gump before anyone knew about Forrest Gump. Kaine was a runner from the day he set foot in PHS, and never stopped. He may have slowed to a walk on a golf course, but he is still the same energetic person.

Coach Grasso shared that “I can still remember the first time I saw Jimmy run. He took two steps when most others only had to take one, but he never stopped and was never intimidated or afraid to go after anyone. He was an outstanding distance runner, one of my best ever, and an absolute pleasure to coach. He wasn’t afraid of any dis-

tance or any runner or any course.”

Kaine was a four-year let-terman and star in cross country, indoor track and out-door track, earning the cap-tain’s title in cross country as a senior. “Little” Jim Kaine, as he was called by coach Grasso, as a freshman, was the fourth man on 11-2 team that was second in the state. As a sophomore he was third in the conference meet and fifth in Class B state meet. Ka-ine was the leader of the 11-1 team that finished 16th in the state meet as a junior, and as a senior he finished second in the CVC meet, third in the state meet and 13th at the State Open.

Kaine’s consistency was his trademark in track, where he dominated the two-mile event, losing only twice as a senior. He also doubled as a pole vaulter, scoring valuable points for his team.

Kaine has traded his run-ning shoes for golf shoes and can be found on almost any course in New England, an-other testament to his dedi-cation to a sport.

Ron Serakas

Ron Serakas graduated from Plainville High School in 1966 after a very successful athletic career. He excelled as a football lineman, culminat-ing with an All-State selec-tion in 1965.

Serakas was very suc-cessful as a track and field competitor and served as a

SerakasKaine

See HOF / Page A17

Sometimes, the bounces al-ways seem to go your way.

Other times, they don’t.On Saturday, Sept. 26, it

was a case of the latter for the Blue Devils soccer team,

as Plain-vi l le fel l to Rocky Hil l , 1-0, in a tightly

contested matchup at Farm-ington Sports Arena. The loss dropped Plainville to 2-3 on the year while the Terriers improved to 2-3.

“It was the kind of effort we expect and routinely get. It was one of hard work and foundation of fitness. I wasn’t upset with that at all,” said PHS coach Tim Brown. “But the second half, we had nu-merous chances which were basic ‘gimme’ goals that we didn’t put away. There aren’t many in a game, but unfortu-

nately, we just didn’t finish.”After a scoreless first 40

minutes of play, Plainville looked poised to take the lead throughout the second half thanks to strong charges towards the Terrier net. Yet, whether from a mistimed kick or an entry pass being too far out of reach, the Dev-ils’ opportunities never pro-vided results.

With roughly 10 minutes remaining in the contest, Rocky Hill took advantage of a four-on-three breakaway, scoring the game’s only goal o¦ a rebound past goalie Ser-gio Zaldivar.

“Our adjustments in the second half were to keep the ball on the floor more, get the ball into the corners, get our possession going and find our guys running in, and it’s what caused the many chances that we had,” Brown said. “The problem was we didn’t finish our chances o¦. But that’s the nature of the game we play.

“There wasn’t much to fix. I think it was just a case of we were unfortunate that we didn’t finish. I think there were three or four chances in front of the net in the second half, and we just didn’t stab them.”

Despite not cashing in on their own opportunities, Pla-inville made sure to limit Rocky Hill’s chances through-out the contest.

Members of the Blue Dev-ils’ defense were hard at work all afternoon, making sure the Terriers had very few chances to place a shot on goal. Josh Thompkins and captain Dan Costantini made life di©cult for their foes, as Thompkins proved to be im-possible to pass and Costan-tini chased down fast break opportunities, stopping them in their tracks.

Even more impressive were the abilities of Adnan Sadiku

Plainville falls short to Rocky HillBy Nate BrownThe Plainville Citizen

Juan Torres sends a pass up�eld to a teammate in the �rst half of Plainville’s game against Rocky Hill on Saturday, Sept. 26. | Patrick Matthews / For The Citizen

See Soccer / Page A17

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HOF

co-captain of the track team. He also competed in the bas-ketball program for a year.

After graduating from Plainville High, Serakas at-tended Kings Point Military Academy on a football schol-arship and graduated with a Marine Engineering degree. He sailed the globe after col-

lege in conjunction with his training.

Serakas entered the food service industry, becoming involved with a wine and cheese restaurant as well as other restaurant ventures in the New York City area. He has been in Florida for more than 20 years working in the banking industry.

From Page A16

Soccer

and Adam Skawinski, who repeatedly stymied Rocky Hill’s attacks before leading the charge for Plainville up the right side of the field for much of the second half.

“Defenders are particu-larly over-noticed. Obviously, they’ve done a good job chok-ing foes o�,” Brown said.

A l t h o u g h P l a i nv i l l e couldn’t choke o� every Ter-rier attack, the week in gen-eral proved to be a promising one for the Blue Devils. The team began its week with a 4-0 victory over Platt, Pla-inville’s second of the year, and will soon have a home-and-home series with Mid-dletown that could help the locals bounce back in the CCC South standings.

And with so few bounces going their way thus far, it’s only a matter of time before they work in favor for the Blue Devils.

From Page A16

Perfect stretch for volleyball

Girls soccer

The Lady Blue Devils celebrated their first vic-tory of the season with a strong 4-1 contest over Platt.

Unfortunately, the girls couldn’t keep their win-ning ways going as they fell

to Rocky Hill 2-0 to end their week and fall to 1-3

on the year.Julianna Christy made 10

saves for Plainville in the contest against a strong Terrier team. The girls were unable to place any shots on goal against Rocky Hill.

The Devils will look to take advantage of a stretch of home games beginning with the first full week of October.

Girls volleyball

The Blue Devils find themselves 4-2 on the sea-son after a 3-0 week with near perfect outcomes in every match.

Plainville bested Middle-town 3-1 (25-22, 25-19, 21-25, 25-20) in its first contest of the week to move back to .500 on the year. Jessica Gorski recorded six kills, six assists and two service aces to lead the charge for the Devils.

The girls continued

their winning ways with a 3-0 (25-22, 25-23, 25-13) win over Rocky Hill, thanks in part to Victoria Plourde’s nine kills.

Plainville finished its perfect week with a 3-0 (25-12, 25-9, 25-16) pounding of Hartford Public. Gorski, again, led the way, record-ing six kills and an impres-sive 12 assists.

Cross country

The boys and girls cross country teams com-peted in the fifth annual Camp Sloper Relays in Southington on Saturday, Sept. 26.

Plainville’s four-fresh-men boys team recorded the school’s best finish, as the quartet of Andrew Kane, Cole McNamara, Connor McNamara and Brandon Zheng finished third out of 11 competing teams with a time of 38:19.

Somer Abdelsame and Maddie Ware f inished fourth overall in the two-girl team race, finishing in 44:56. Olivia Cretella and Elizabeth Tata also com-peted in the two-girl race, finishing 12th (49:14).

The Blue Devils’ Kristina Petit and Jarod Romankiw took home a fifth place fin-ish in the one-boy/one-girl division, finishing their heat in a combined 39:46.

Jared Demmons and Bert Goldsnider finished with the team’s best two-boy honors. The duo wrapped up the race in 38:28.

By Nate BrownThe Plainville Citizen

Devil Notes

Tiny MitesNew Fairfield 12, Plainville 6: The Colts

had a strong showing against the New Fair-field Falcons but eventually fell by a final score of 12-6. The Colts showed a lot of heart

moving the ball against a fierce Falcon defense.

The Colts’ defense had multiple fourth-down stops with tackles made by vet-

eran and new players, which is a great sign of things to come. It was an altogether great e�ort on both sides of the ball.

Junior Peewee

New Fairfield 26, Plainville 6: The Colts’ defense started the day strong, stopping the visitors on the first two drives.

The o�ense had trouble blocking a strong New Fairfield defense in the first half.

In the second half, the Colts found the end-zone on a nice run by Nathan Shorette behind great blocking from Jacob Burgoin, Vincent Mcgraw and Micheal Haddad.

Peewee

Plainville 6 New Milford 6: Ryan Stickels had a key tackle for a loss late in the game to stop the Bulls’ final drive. Also key on defense were Dylan Hall, Tanner Callahan and Javan Paradis, with five tackles each. Paradis scored the Colts’ only points with a 17-yard touch-down run. He spread the ball around well while passing to Dominick Chambrello, Alec Couture, and a diving catch by Cameron La-mothe to keep the team’s scoring drive alive.

Plainville’s o�ensive and defensive lines continue to impress, led by Alan La Oz, D.J. Cassone, Jacob Cipriano and Justin Emery.

— Submitted by the Plainville Colts

Tough week for the Colts

Adam Skawinski looks to push the ball for the Blue Devils in their matchup with Rocky Hill. Plainville fell to the Terriers, 1-0. | Patrick Matthews / For The Citizen

Youth Football

Plainville Boys’ Travel Bas-ketball has scheduled tryouts as follows:

Grade 8 - Try-out 1 at Middle School of Plainville, Friday, Oct. 2, 7:45 to 9 p.m.; try-out 2 at PHS Kegel Gym, Thursday, Oct. 8, 7:30 to 9 p.m.

Grade 7 - Try-out 1 at Middle School of Plainville, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 7:30 to 9 p.m.; try-out

2 at Middle School of Plainville, Friday, Oct. 16, 7:30 to 9 p.m.

Grade 6 - Try-out 1 at PHS Wood Gym, Saturday, Oct. 3, noon to 2; try-out 2 at Middle School of Plainville, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 6 to 7:15 p.m.

Grade 5 - Try-out 1 at PHS Wood Gym, Saturday, Oct, 3, 11 a.m. to noon; try-out 2 at PHS Kegel Gym, Thursday, Oct. 8, 6

to 7:15 p.m.Athlete must attend at least

one tryout practice to be consid-ered. There will be a brief parent meeting after the �rst tryout.

A fee is charged to participate and includes of�cials, uniforms, league fees, and equipment.

For more information, contact Lisa Mandeville at [email protected] or 860-384-4217.

Travel Basketball


Calendar

Wednesday, Oct. 21Blood drive - The Amer-

ican Red Cross has sched-uled a blood drive for Wednesday, Oct. 21, 1 to 6 p.m., at the Plainville United Methodist Church, 56 Red Stone Hill. For more infor-mation and to schedule an appointment, call 1-800-733-2767 or visit www.redcross.org.

Volleyball - Plainville at Bristol Central, 6 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 22Boys soccer - Plainville

at Bristol Central, 3:45 p.m.Girls soccer - Plainville vs.

Bristol Central, 3:45 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 23Football - Plainville vs.

Fermi, 7 p.m.Volleyball - Plainville at

Middletown, 6 p.m.


at Platt, 3:45 p.m.

Girls soccer - Plainville vs. Platt, 3:45 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 27Volleyball - Plainville vs.

Berlin, 5:30 p.m.Girls swimming - Plain-

ville at Middletown, 4 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 28Boys soccer - Plainville

vs. Platt, 3:45 p.m.Girls soccer - Plainville at

Berlin, 6 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 30Halloween event -

Wheeler Regional Family YMCA, 149 Farmington Ave., has scheduled a Halloween event for Friday, Oct. 30, 6 to 8 p.m. The free event features costume contests, games, Haunted House and more. Bring a non-perishable food item to bene�t the Pla-inville Food Pantry.

Football - Plainville vs. Berlin, 7 p.m.

Volleyball - Plainville vs. Fermi, 6 p.m.

Girls swimming - Plain-ville at Rocky Hill, 4 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 6Football - Plainville vs.

East Catholic, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 14Football - Plainville at

Avon, 1 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 26Football - Plainville vs.

Farmington, 10 a.m.

From Page A15

The Plainville Girls Travel Basketball program has scheduled its annual tryouts for Oct. 5, 7 and 9, at the Mid-dle School of Plainville. The program is for Plainville girls in grades four through eight. All interested girls, no mat-ter what level of play, are welcome. Tryouts for grades four through six are sched-uled for 6 to 7:30 p.m.; grades seven and eight from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Wear appropriate bas-ketball attire (sneakers with socks, T-shirt and shorts). For more information, visit www.leaguelineup.com/plainville-girlstravelbasketball.

In Brief

Travel basketball

Schools

Project GraduationProject Graduation is

scheduled to meet Wednes-day, Oct. 7, 7 p.m., at the Pla-inville YMCA. All volunteers are welcome. The theme of the party and various fund-raiser information will be discussed. For more infor-mation, call Inna Masco at 860-205-9911 or June Burns at 860-793-4942.

Scholarship recipients

Plainville students re-cently awarded the Robert T. Kenney Scholarship from the American Savings Foun-dation for the 2015-2016 ac-ademic year: Dante Correa, Kendra Ellsworth, Chloe La-marre, Stephanie Laprise, Vincent Mullin, Charles Ro-manow and Kathryn Treado.

Scholarship

Kelly Services is accepting applications for its annual “Future Engineers Scholar-

ship,” a $5,000 award that will be presented to one el-igible undergraduate stu-dent in December 2015. The scholarship award, which can be used for tuition, fees, books, and room and board expenses for the 2016 calen-dar year, is awarded to one student based on a written es-say, documented acceptance into a school of engineering, demonstrated academic suc-cess and an intention to pur-sue a career in the field of engineering. For more infor-mation and required criteria, visit www.kellyengineering.com/scholarships. Submis-sion deadline is Thursday, Oct. 15.

Reunion

The New Britain High School Class of 1975 has scheduled its 40th class re-union for Saturday, Nov. 28, 6:30 p.m., at the Shuttle Meadow Country Club. For more information, visit www.nbhs75classreunion.com.

School News BACK TO BUSINESS

Frank T. Wheeler Elementary School �fth graders began the school year learning about the Scienti�c Method. The students worked in groups to set up an experiment using the steps of the Scienti�c Method. They hypothesized which surface a ball would best bounce on, determined the steps they were going to follow, and recorded their data before presenting their �ndings to their peers.

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The Town of Plainville Inland Wetlands andWatercourses Commission will conduct a PublicHearing Wednesday, October 7, 2015 at 7:30p.m. at the Plainville Municipal Center, One Cen-tral Square, Plainville, CT to consider the follow-ing item:Inland Wetlands Map Revision for the Town ofPlainville to replace the dated paper Inland Wet-lands and Watercourses map circa 1975 with anew digital/paper Inland Wetlands andWatercourses map with updated accuracy basedon new map sources, past survey information andearth photo verification.The files are available for public inspection at theDepartment of Planning and Economic Develop-ment in the Plainville Municipal Center, the Townof Plainville Website (www.plainvillect.com), andthe Town Clerk’s Office. At this hearing, interest-ed persons may appear and be heard, and writtencommunications may be received. Any personrequiring special assistance in order to attendand/or participate in this public hearing maycall the Department of Planning and EconomicDevelopment at (860) 793-0221 before 4:00 PMon Wednesday, September 30, 2015.Respectfully submitted,Robert Michalic, SecretaryInland Wetlands and Watercourses CommissionDated at Plainville, CT this 26th day of August,2015 25383

LEGAL NOTICEPLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION

PLAINVILLE, CONNECTICUTThe Town of Plainville Planning and Zoning Com-mission will conduct a Public Hearing Tuesday,October 13, 2015at 7:30 p.m. at the Plainville Mu-nicipal Center, One Central Square, Plainville, CTto consider the following items:Special Exception for Associated Architects(Wheeler Clinic) to construct a 495 SF vestibulefor the main entrance at Northwest School at 91Northwest Drive in an R-12 Zone.Special Exception for Farview Realty, LLC for adrive-through lane for a Dunkin Donuts kiosk at114 East Main Street in a Central CommercialZone.The files are available for public inspection at theDepartment of Planning and Economic Develop-ment in the Plainville Municipal Center. At thishearing, interested persons may appear and beheard, and written communications may be re-ceived. Any person requiring special assis-tance in order to attend and/or participate inthis public hearing may call the Department ofPlanning and Economic Development at (860)793-0221 before noon on Friday, October 9,2015.Respectfully submitted, David Thompson, Secre-tary, Planning and Zoning CommissionDated at Plainville, CT this 9th day of September,2015 26913

LEGAL NOTICETOWN OF PLAINVILLE

TOWN COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARINGOCTOBER 5, 2015

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the PlainvilleTown Council will hold a public hearing at 7:00p.m. on Monday, October 5, 2015 in the CouncilChambers of the Municipal Center, One CentralSquare in Plainville to hear public comment onthe following: 1. Consider sewer user rate for the period No- vember 1, 2015 to October 31, 2016 2. Consider an amendment to ordinance enti- tled "Total Recycling and Solid Waste Han- dling (TRASH) Ordinance" 3. Consider an additional appropriation of $228,506 to the Capital Improvement PlanDated at Plainville, Connecticut this 1st day of Oc-tober 2015.Plainville Town CouncilBy,Carol A. Skultety, Town Clerk& Clerk of the Town Council 27755

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